Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force

Mission: The Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force detects, interdicts, and disrupts drug smuggling and associated illicit activities at the request of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies by leveraging unique military skills and assets in order to support national counter-narcotic strategies and objectives, as well as the National Guard State Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities Plan for the State of Texas. What is the Texas Counterdrug Program? Created by Congress in 1989, the National Guard Counterdrug Program provides law enforcement narcotics support and is executed by the Governor. The Texas Counterdrug Program supports the strategic goals of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force provides professional support to multi-jurisdictional, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and community-based organizations in the state of Texas. All support is conducted in accordance with the T...