Drug Task Force
The New Hampshire Drug Task Force (DTF) was started in 1986 under the Attorney General’s Office as a statewide multi-jurisdictional effort to combat the increasing effects of illicit drugs were having on the State of New Hampshire.
Since then it has grown from a six person single unit to four regional offices covering the central, western, eastern, and northern regions of the State. Administered by the Attorney General’s Office, the DTF is comprised of investigators from the Attorney General’s Office and sworn police officers from local, county, and state police departments. The departments utilize federal grants to help send undercover police officers and investigators to DTF for a period of several years.
The primary mission of the DTF is to enforce the laws under RSA 318-B and to provide leadership, cooperation, coordination, and support to all local, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in combating the drug problem in New Hampshire. In addition, DTF provides specialized training in drug investigations and enforcement to all DTF participants.