FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday August 20, 2015
CONTACT: Meredith Jones
PHONE: 202-225-2711
Email: Meredith.Jones@mail.house.gov
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) Praised Increased Funding for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney applauded the announcement that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will increase funding for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) by $13.4 million as part of a new Heroin Response Strategy.
“The heroin epidemic has continued to escalate in West Virginia, tearing apart our families and communities. I am pleased that the Office of National Drug Control Policy has recognized the magnitude of heroin addiction in West Virginia’s Second District and around the country. I am hopeful that this additional funding will further empower West Virginia’s law enforcement community and public health officials in their efforts to combat this serious problem,” said Rep. Mooney.
Three counties in West Virginia’s Second Congressional District, Braxton, Lewis, and Berkeley, will receive funding though this initiative to coordinate heroin related law enforcement operations, fund prosecutors, and create new drug abuse education programs.
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