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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The COMIT Drug Task Force marks its 10th |
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| anniversary after more than 500 drug investigations; COMIT |
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| originally began as the County Municipal Investigative Unit and |
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| has evolved into one of the most successful drug task forces in |
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| the region; and
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| WHEREAS, When the COMIT Drug Task Force came into existence |
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| in Franklin County a decade ago, it was unknown how long it |
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| would last; and
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| WHEREAS, COMIT has expanded to include communities in |
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| Hamilton, Wayne, and Williamson counties and representatives |
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| from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Drug |
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| Enforcement Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and |
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| the Director of State Police; and
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| WHEREAS, COMIT initially focused on marijuana and cocaine; |
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| more recently, due to the rise of methamphetamine use in the |
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| region, the task force has focused its efforts on combating |
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| that drug; and
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| WHEREAS, Much of COMIT's labor is donated and much funding |
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| comes from the sale of seized vehicles and property and fines |
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| assessed by courts; and
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| WHEREAS, The work of the Task Force has resulted in at |
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| least 320 convictions in federal and State courts; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate the COMIT Drug Task Force on the occasion of |
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| its 10th anniversary and on its successes and efforts to fight |
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| illegal drug use and trade; and be it further
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