Top Local Drug Threats
Mexican drug trafficking organizations are the primary source for cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and low-grade marijuana in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area.
Both fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine are readily available and its abuse continues to increase throughout Western Michigan.
Crystal methamphetamine, a purer form of meth, is a significant threat in Western Michigan, including Kalamazoo. The presence of Mexican crystal methamphetamine trafficked from the Southwest Border continues to be prevalent. The availability of crystal meth (also known as “ice”) continues to increase.
The influx of “ice” has had a major impact on the methamphetamine powder drug market in Michigan, which has led to an increase in violence throughout communities in Western Michigan.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, Kalamazoo area law enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Michigan have partnered to reduce drug trafficking and the associated violent crime that the affects the Kalamazoo area.
Community Resources
Events
Date: July 9, 2023
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Where: Bronson Park, 200 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Join us as we partner with Kalamazoo Department of Parks and Recreation for their Lunchtime Live concert. DEA will be on-hand to pass out drug awareness information as well as free snow cones. For more information, visit: www.kzooparks.org/Events/Kzoo-Parks-Events/Lunchtime-Live-presented-by-Lake-Michigan-Credit-Union
Date: August 11, 2023
Time: TBA
Where: Kalamazoo Family Health Center, 117 W. Paterson St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Date: August 25, 2023
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Where: Bronson Park, 200 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Join us as we partner with Kalamazoo Department of Parks and Recreation for their Lunchtime Live concert. DEA will be on-hand to pass out drug awareness information as well as free snow cones. For more information, visit: www.kzooparks.org/Events/Kzoo-Parks-Events/Lunchtime-Live-presented-by-Lake-Michigan-Credit-Union
Date: August 25, 2023
Time: 6:00-10:00pm
Where: Frays Park, 4400 Canterbury Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
DEA Detroit will join our friends at Kzoo Parks for a nighttime movie at Frays Park. We will be on-hand to pass out drug awareness information as well as free snow cones. For more information, visit: www.kzooparks.org/Events/Kzoo-Parks-Events/Summer-Cinema
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