The Special
Operations Division (SOD) is comprised of three Narcotics Enforcement
Units located in Topeka, Wichita and Great Bend. An Assistant Director
and three Special Agents-in-Charge manage the division. Special agents
assigned to SOD are responsible for conducting investigations of major
narcotics producers and traffickers within the state. Investigations
are either initiated through the Bureau or in support of other law
enforcement agencies. Agents are trained in the detection of all kinds
of drugs www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm),
although marijuana and methamphetamine are the most popular drugs
of abuse in Kansas.
Some special agents are assigned to joint federal/state narcotics
task forces. These include FBI and DEA task forces as well as the
Southeast Kansas Drug Enforcement Task Force
(SEKDETF), which is funded through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area (HIDTA) and Byrne Grant Programs. The SOD is responsible for
coordination of the Midwest High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program activities within the state and
acts as the fiscal agent.
The SOD is the
home for the KBI's High Risk Warrant Team (HRWT),
Clandestine Laboratory Response Team CLRT,
aircraft operations and asset forfeiture operations. The SOD is also
responsible for coordination of the joint Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) sponsored federal/state Domestic Cannabis
Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP).
Crime analysts assigned to SOD provide analytical support for operations.
SOD
Mission:
The Special Operations Division of the Kansas
Bureau of Investigation is dedicated to enhancing public safety in
Kansas by providing professional investigative, tactical and technical
services to the criminal justice community.
SOD
Vision:
The Special
Operations Division of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation will endeavor
to be the leading state criminal investigative unit in the country.
Excellence, professionalism and integrity will be the standards we
maintain as we carry out our mission.
- We believe
that aggressive investigation of serious criminal offenses is a
critical component in the prevention of crime and the preservation
of public safety.
- We believe
in the importance of advanced training for our personnel and seek
to improve our skills by seeking out meaningful training experiences
- We believe
in the importance of advanced technology to improve our investigative
capabilities and actively pursue its acquisition.
- We believe
in the importance of cooperation with the law enforcement agencies
and citizens that we serve, to further the mission of the division
and agency.
- We believe
in the importance of doing the best job possible all the time every
time and use all of the training, knowledge and equipment available
to us in that pursuit.
- We believe
in the integrity of the criminal justice system and maintain a personal
set of values consistent with the highest ethical standards.
- We support
the image of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation by always presenting
ourselves professionally in appearance, word and deed.
