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2007
THE METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC INCOLORADO
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE,DRUG POLICY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES
OF THE
COMMITTEE ONGOVERNMENT REFORMHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSIONJULY 7, 2006
Serial No. 109–225
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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM
TOM DAVIS, Virginia,
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CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, ConnecticutDAN BURTON, IndianaILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, FloridaJOHN M. M
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Hearing held on July 7, 2006.................................................................................1Statement of: Abrahamson, Larry, district attorney, 8th Judicial District; Ken Buck,district attorney for the 19th Judicial District; John Cooke, sheriff,Weld County; Lieutenant Craig Dodd, commander, Larimer CountyDrug Task Force; Janet Rowland, commissioner, Mesa County; RobertWatson, district attorney, 13th Judicial District; and Ms. Donita Dav-enport.............................................................................................................36 Abrahamson, Larry...................................................................................36Buck, Ken...................................................................................................43Cooke, John................................................................................................47Davenport, Donita.....................................................................................65Dodd, Craig................................................................................................53Rowland, Janet..........................................................................................57Watson, Robert..........................................................................................63Sweetin, Jeff, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of DEA, Denver FieldDivision..........................................................................................................17Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Abrahamson, Larry, district attorney, 8th Judicial District, preparedstatement of...................................................................................................39Buck, Ken, district attorney for the 19th Judicial District, prepared state-ment of...........................................................................................................45Cooke, John, sheriff, Weld County, prepared statement of..........................50Davenport, Donita, prepared statement of.....................................................69Dodd, Lieutenant Craig, commander, Larimer County Drug Task Force,prepared statement of...................................................................................55Musgrave, Hon. Marilyn N., a Representative in Congress from the Stateof Colorado, prepared statement of.............................................................11Rowland, Janet, commissioner, Mesa County, prepared statement of........60Souder, Hon. Mark E., a Representative in Congress from the Stateof Indiana, prepared statement of...............................................................5Sweetin, Jeff, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of DEA, Denver FieldDivision, prepared statement of...................................................................19
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