LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Millions of dollars are coming to Kentucky to help with the fight against illegal manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and prescription opioids.

What You Need To Know


  • Department Of Justice Announces $42 Million To Combat Drugs

  • Kentucky State Police receiving more than $4 million

  • Money to fight manufacturing and distribution of drugs

  • Point 4 goes here.
 

The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced the Kentucky State Police will receive more than $2.4 million to help with investigations into trafficking. 

“Opioids and methamphetamine are the two greatest drug threats facing the Commonwealth, and this funding will be invaluable in assisting the Kentucky State Police to pursue targeted investigations and enforcement actions involving the unlawful distribution of these poisons throughout Kentucky,” said Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

“The scourge of opioid and methamphetamine use continues to take a devastating toll on our nation’s communities,” said COPS Office Director Phil Keith. “By providing these resources to law enforcement to help combat the further spread, the COPS Office is demonstrating our commitment to this Administration’s priority of reducing drug use and protecting our citizens from this public health and safety crisis.”

The Kentucky State Police are also receiving more than $1.4 million in Anti-Heroin Task Force Funding (AHTF). AHTF provides three years of funding directly to law enforcement agencies in states with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and other opioids. The COPS Office is giving more than $29.7 million to agencies through the AHTF Program. 

COPS also has an Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP)and KSP is also getting $1 million from the program. KSP is one of 12 law enforcement agencies receiving money. The agencies selected have had numerous seizures of the chemicals used to make methamphetamine or finished methamphetamine, and laboratories. KSP will receive three years of funding through CAMP.

AHTF and CAMP funding has a tremendous impact on state investigative and seizure work. During the five months between October 2019 and February 2020, those that have received money from AHTF grants reported the seizure of over $4 million in cash and 1,213 firearms. Similarly, for CAMP, grantees reported seizures of more than $7 million in cash and 1,577 firearms.