8757-14 Authorizing agreement with Northern Ohio Law Enforcement Task Force

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. fed ENF1DRCj;N,. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Whereas, the following law enforcement agencies; the Police Divisions of the cities of Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Shaker Heights, Lakewood, Westlake; the Police Departments of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority; the Sheriff's Office of Cuyahoga County; the Prosecutor of Cuyahoga County; the United States Coast Guard Investigative Service; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Homeland Security Investigations; the Internal Revenue Service; and the United States Attorney's Office (Northern District of Ohio); comprise the members of the Northern Ohio Law Enforcement Task Force ( NOLETF). Whereas, the participating members of the Northern Ohio Law Enforcement Task Force ( NOLETF) recognize that based on limited resources and the deleterious effect of drug trafficking and its associated violence, that effective law enforcement requires a multi- agency approach. Whereas, it is the mission of the NOLETF to identify, target, investigate, prosecute, and ultimately dismantle those persons and drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) impacting the quality of life in Northeastern Ohio, and that the NOLETF will use the most advanced and sophisticated means available to enforce the drug laws of the United States and the State of Ohio in order to fulfill said mission. Whereas, the member agencies recognize that one of the most efficient tools available to cripple DTOs are the civil forfeiture statutes, and that the proceeds of said forfeitures will be shared among the local and state members according to a formula agreed upon by the heads of the member agencies.