Special Investigations Unit

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) supports the Patrol and Investigations Divisions. The SIU works closely with the Clackamas County Inter-Agency Task Force (CCITF) and other state, local, and federal law-enforcement agencies.

The Unit's goals include:

• Reducing the incidence of drug, vice and organized crimes in the county
• Providing special assistance to other units within the Sheriff's Office and other criminal-justice agencies
• Establishing and maintaining a spirit of cooperation and communication among Clackamas County criminal-justice agencies
• Supporting the uniform Patrol Division in its efforts to enforce drug- and vice-related criminal activity
• Working with and providing a resource to community members and groups and helping to educate them about illegal drug-related activities

The Unit conducts both long- and short-term conventional and undercover investigations. The investigations include but are not limited to:

• Illegal manufacture, delivery and possession of controlled substances (drugs)
• Illegal gambling
• Prostitution
• Other organized criminal activity

Because of the recognized connection between drug abuse and many other crimes, the Unit's emphasis is on drug enforcement, including:

• Clandestine drug-lab investigations
• Marijuana-cultivation investigations
• Major to minor drug dealer investigations
• Organized gambling investigations
• Criminal-conspiracy investigations
• Undercover prostitution stings

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