Beltrami County Designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

Beltrami County has received designation as a “HIDTA” county through the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). HIDTA stands for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

The region has seen an increase in trafficking of controlled substances over the years both locally and as a central distribution point for the State of Minnesota.

Beltrami County is one of only 5 locations in the United States to receive the designation.

Stearns County, Minnesota was also one of the 5 selected.

The designation means that Beltrami and Stearns Counties will have access to federal intelligence analysts, federally funded training for the task force and other law enforcement officers, and federal funding options to collectively investigate and arrest those that choose to deal in controlled substances.