METROPOLITAN DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT

Captain Charles Wood
Commander

Lieutenant Robert Doffek
Division Supervisor

The Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Unit (Metro) was formed in 1985 when the Sheriff and many Waukesha County Chiefs of Police recognized a cooperative effort to fight drugs and drug dealing was the best for the community.  Waukesha County Sheriff Department is the administrator of the program and has been since its inception.

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The drug threat to Waukesha County has changed and continues to change through the years.  Marijuana and Cocaine, our biggest problems in 1985, remain the most consistently seized narcotics in 2008.  A rapidly emerging drug threat to our quality of life is the combination of synthetic opiates and heroin.

Heroin once the dead end drug for middle aged junkies is now seen in accidental overdoses in County teenagers.  This has come about with the introduction of synthetic opiates, most notably Oxycontin.   Oxycontin a legitimate controlled pharmaceutical painkiller, stolen or diverted it is then consumed by young persons who come into possession of it.  Those individuals who like the effect of this drug often switch to heroin, which is much less expensive.

Metro is working closely with many local, state, and federal agencies to attack the heroin problem.

The Metro Unit earned recognition for its productivity with an ‘Outstanding Achievement Citation’ in 2006, ‘Officer of the Year’ in 2007, and ‘Investigation of the Year’ in 2008, by the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association.

   

MEMBER AGENCIES	OTHER PARTNERS
Waukesha County Sheriff Department	Drug Enfoecement Agency
Waukesha County District Attorney's Office	Milwaukee HIDTA
City of Waukesha Police Department	Wisconsin National Guard
City of Brookfield Police Department	US Marshals
Village of Menomonee Falls Police Department
City of New Berlin Police Department
Village of Hartland Police Department
City of Muskego Police Department
Village of Pewaukee Police Department

 

RECENT METRO STATISTICS

SEIZED NARCOTICS

	2006	2007
Cocaine	1,892 gms	828 gms
Marijuana	97,738 gms	475,923 gms
Marijuana Plants	71	1,062
MDMA	3,831 tabs	55 tabs
Heroin	0.10 gms	106.2 gms
Oxycodone	0	194
	259 Defendants	229 Defendants

***Not all seized drugs listed***

SEIZED ASSETS

In 2006 Metro seized $39,500.00 in vehicles, $107,569.40 in cash, and $45,000.00 in property from drug dealers.

In 2007 Metro seized $23,100.00 in vehicles and $356,253.00 in cash, this will be divided up among participating agencies for equipment and training expenses.

Early in 2008 Metro was a participant in the disruption of a huge marijuana distribution network, seized assets to be shared may reach into millions of dollars.

CGW 08/18/08