The LEAA Discretionary Grant awarded to the City of Richmond provides for the training of 384 persons in eight three-day awareness seminars. Heretofore, drug training was accomplished by two hours of instruction given to recruit trainees.

In order to afford the region the same general training available to the Richmond Police, an action grant program will be developed for the remaining enforcement agencies in PDC #15. This general in-service program is required in order to make officers aware of the drug abuse problem which they may encounter but otherwise not be aware of in their day-to-day activities. A high level of investigative expertise is not the goal of this program, but of the program described in Training - Specific.

Eight seminars are envisioned beginning in October, 1971. The classes will comprise 35-40 men. Three-days of instruction will be offered at a local motel conference room capable of providing luncheon services for attendees. Programs will be offered monthly for eight months. Projected costs include the following:

Future funding needs are expected to constant for FY 72-73, in order to instruct new personnel in the entire region, and reduced by perhaps half in ensuing years, still enabling the training of added personnel. Hard-match funds will be sought when needed, although it is envisioned that the Commonwealth's appropriation of $896,000.00 to the State Police may serve this purpose when continued.

Training-Specific

The Action Grant award of $31, 885 to the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission in the early part of 1970 enabled 45 men to attend a twoweek, 80-hour course in Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Investigation. Taught by Mr. F. John Kelly and visiting instructors the course paralleled the B.N.D.D. School in Washington, D. C. A grant of $25,551 awarded to the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission in November, 1970 will enable 50 men to attend a similar course. This program has not yet begun.

In order to offer investigators and narcotics officers the needed training the course should be continued. Federal funds will be matched by local in-kind services in order to conduct the program, Hard-match will be sought when required.

Future requirements are expected to continue at the same level for each ensuing fiscal year.

The need for additional enforcement officers working full-time in drug abuse control is needed. The LEAA Discretionary grant to the City of Richmond provides for three Detectives to supplement the Vice Division. Salaried at $9,880.00 each per year, it is expected that this operation will require Action Grant Support before the end of FY 71-72. If so, an amount equal to one-half of each man's salary will be required to carry him for the remainder of the fiscal year. Their activities in gathering information or organized crime drug traffickers should be quite important by this time.

Due to the one-third rule for personnel, this action program would require

a $7,034.00 hard-match from the City. Projections of future funding are unclear due to the fact that the squad may at some time be absorbed totally by the Bureau should Divisional complements be increased.

The County of Henrico is planning to establish a drug abuse control section within the Division of Police, with its primary objective to be prevention and reduction of crime and delinquency which is attributable to drug abuse. Currently, the county has one man assigned full time to this particular task. Since the demand for his services is progressively exceeding his capabilities with respect to time, it is necessary and of utmost importance that the Scope of the drug abuse control effort be expanded to include an additional five personnel, one of whom would be designated a supervisor, and all of whom would devote full time to the drug abuse control program in the County of Henrico. As a part of this program, it is planned to place greater emphasis upon education of the public and school children alike, with a portion of the resources being devoted to printed material informing both groups of the dangers of drug usage, and the devotion of time to the distribution of such material, together with personal appearances throughout the county to further enhance enlightenment of these groups with respect to drug abuse.

ACTION PROGRAM

Insofar as funds requested for this program are concerned, the following itemized request for proposed action grant monies is projected:

Office space and equipment

Printed materials

Necessary electronic surveillance equipment

Training of personnel and supervisor

As a matching contribution, salaries involved for the six

people to be assigned this task

Necessary operating equipment - automobiles, mobile

radios, clothing, etc.

Auto rental and information purchasing

$ 20,000.00

10,000.00

11,000.00

3,000,00

48,000.00 annually

25,000.00

15,000.00

Projected future federal funding is unclear at this time, although it is anticipated that the County of Henrico will provide necessary hard-match as required.

Regional Narcotics Strike Force

In March, 1971 discussions began regarding the establishment of a regional narcotics strike force, a group of men assigned by several jurisdictions for the purpose of inter-jurisdictional control of drug trafficking. Officers would have power of arrest in each locality, and would travel to whatever point was necessary to perform their duties. Issues regarding administrative control, needed training, vehicles, insurance, and scope of the task force remain to be discussed. It is expected that the unit would fully utilize the equipment recently funded by an action grant of $54,000 for a regional investigatory equipment pool.

It is presently impossible to estimate funding requirements, although it is expected that some equipment, evidence purchase money, rental of vehicles, and communication will require federal funding support.

Equipment

Regional Equipment Pool

The recently funded Regional Investigatory Equipment Pool has to-date not been implemented. Orders for equipment will be placed; delivery and training preceed implementation. It is fully expected that the regional pool will be of great value to drug enforcement personnel whether they comprise a formally structured Strike Force or operate independently in the several jurisdictions. Should the program prove so effective, it is conceivable that additional equipment items may be required to meet the demands of enforcement personnel.

It is estimated that such a request would be of equal funding support as the previous grant: $54,000.00 federal; $18,000.00 local in-kind services for FY 71-72. Funding need for ensuing years is unclear although it can be projected that these needs would be markedly reduced from the initial need.

Equipment - Individual Enforcement Agencies

The County of Goochland submitted on February 1, 1971 an action grant application for $2,482.35 in DJCP funds to upgrade their drug enforcement capability.