Law Enforcement

CPT Phoebechelo Inigo
Operations Officer

Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Office
3949 Diamond Head Rd. Bldg. 300
Honolulu, HI 96816-4495

Office: (808) 672-1510
Email: phoebechelo.inigo@us.army.mil

Agencies that we support:

• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF)
• U.S. Postal Inspection Office
• Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficing Area (HIDTA)
• Western States Intelligence Network (WSIN)
• All County Police Departments

The Operations Section can provide support in the following ways:

Technical Support

• Linguist Support (Translator Support). Provide transcription/translation of audio/video tapes, seized documents, and other information media.
  
  
• Investigative Case and Analyst Support. Assist law enforcement agencies in the establishment of counterdrug intelligence systems/databases and provide intelligence analysis support. Provide assistance in developing investigations and cases for prosecution. Activities include, but are not limited to, inputting, reviewing, and analyzing collected information, and are designed to enhance the effectiveness of the supported agency and release law enforcement officers for drug enforcement duties.
  
  
• Communications Support. Provide personnel to establish, operate, and maintain communications stations, bases, and equipment in support of counterdrug operations and assist with Community-based Organizations communications/technical issues.

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General Support

• Domestic Cannabis Suppression/ Eradication Operations Support. Support law enforcement agencies in domestic cannabis suppression and eradication operations. This includes, but is not limited to, aerial support, logistic support, communications support, intelligence, planning support, operational staff coordination, medical support, physical security, ground transportation, eradication and destruction of contraband, and spraying of herbicides, in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and state laws.
  
  
• Transportation Support. Provide transportation (aerial, ground, or maritime) of law enforcement personnel/equipment, persons in law enforcement custody, seized property or contraband as part of ongoing time-sensitive counterdrug operations, when security or other special circumstances reasonably necessitate National Guard support and there is a counterdrug nexus.
  
  
• Cargo/Mail Inspection. Assist law enforcement agencies by inspecting cargo and mail. Primary emphasis will be placed on Ports of Entry and functional equivalents. Cargo/Mail includes, but is not limited, to vehicles, containers, commercial cargo, aircraft, watercraft, baggage, and mail.

Counterdrug-related Training Support

Training LEA/Military Personnel. Train law enforcement/military personnel in military subjects and skills useful in the conduct of counterdrug operations or in the operation of military equipment used during counterdrug operations.

Reconnaissance/Observation Support

Surface/Aerial Reconnaissance. Conduct reconnaissance or perform area observation of airspace, maritime or surface areas for illegal drug activities that include, but are not limited to, cultivation of marijuana, suspected isolated drug trafficking airstrips, drug drop zones, drug trafficking corridors, illegal drug laboratories, suspicious aircraft, watercraft, or motor vehicles.

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