Request Annual Active Cases in Consolidated Priority Targets (CPOT) for Mexican DTOs (Department Of Justice, Executive Office For Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Active Cases in the Consolidated Priority Targets (CPOT) system from Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs), by cartel, year, and county. I would like data on all years since the program was implemented. I am specifically looking for the data used to generate the maps in the following documents.

1) Figure 1: Areas of Influence of Major Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations within DEA Field Offices. Document: DEA-DCT-DIR-065-15
2) Figure 2. Areas of Influence of Major Mexican TCOs. Document: DEA-DCT-DIR-001-17
3) Figure 2. Areas of Influence of Major Mexican TCOs. Document: DEA-DCT-DIR-040-17
4) Figure 58. United States: Areas of Influence of Major Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations by Individual Cartel. Document: DEA-DCT-DIR-008-21

If it isn't possible to provide the dis-aggregated data, kindly let me know at what level of aggregation can the data be provided

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Harsha Dutta

Dear Ms Brudy-Everett

I am writing in regards to your response for the Case No: FOIA-OCD2022-0080.

I understand that request for agency records might not have been reasonably described. I am updating the request to make it clearer. Could you kindly consider the following request.

1) All CPOT - linked cases from 2010 and 2020. For each case kindly provide a) the name of entity listed in CPOT (Consolidated Priority Targets) b) Date of the Case Registration c) Location of Case Registration.

The OCDETF seems to maintain and manage the CPOT List on behalf of the Attorney-General. I guess the request is rightfully directed to OCDETF's FOIA Office.

I understand that the case inventory might be stored in the OCDETF Management Information System (MIS), it must feasible to share the relevant MIS Data Files. The statistics on OCDETF's case inventory are also disclosed in the agency's Annual Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement Congressional Submission.

If it isn't possible to provide the dis-aggregated data, kindly let me know at what level of aggregation can the data be provided.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely,
Harsha Dutta