West Texas HIDTA – Southwest Border

West Texas HIDTA

The West Texas HIDTA encompasses twelve west Texas counties that adjoin 490 miles of international border with Mexico.

Our Mission is to dismantle the Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO’s) in our region and to stop the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States. We Strive to make our area “unattractive” to DTOs via the development and coordination of intelligence, interdiction, investigative, forfeiture and prosecution initiatives.

Leadership:

Executive Board

The West Texas HIDTA Executive Board is governed by representatives from the following law enforcement agencies operating in the West Texas HIDTA region.

Chairman

Stephen Haack, Commander, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office

Vice Chairman

John S. Morales, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigations El Paso Division

State and Local Agencies:

  • Midland County Sheriff’s Office
  • District Attorney 34th Judicial District
  • Brewster County Sheriff’s Office
  • El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
  • Texas Department of Public Safety
  • El Paso Police Department

Federal Agencies:

  • Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division
  • United States Border Patrol El Paso Sector
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations El Paso Division
  • United States Attorney’s Office
  • Homeland Security Investigations El Paso Division
  • United States Marshal’s Service Western District of Texas

Executive Director:

Travis Kuykendall

Deputy Director:

Deanne Rankins