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Section 1. The primary function and responsibility of the Task Force is to detect, <br /> investigate, gather evidence, and apprehend drug traffickers, as well as assist in violent <br /> crimes and gang related investigations, within the geographic area of the parties. As a <br /> result of the nature of covert undercover operations, it is anticipated that undercover <br /> operatives may detect or become aware of other crimes, including drug crimes, occurring <br /> both within and outside the geographical boundaries of member agencies. The Task <br /> Force will pursue other avenues of investigation only upon recommendation of the Task <br /> Force Commander and by permission of the Chief of Police or Sheriff of the particular <br /> party involved. In addition, the Task Force may be used by any of the parties for other <br /> investigative purposes under exigent circumstances or in a capacity wherein the nature of <br /> the investigation being undertaken requires undercover officers. <br /> Section 2. It is the mission priority of this unit to investigate drug wholesalers (those <br /> individuals who bring drugs into the Task Force area), street-level drug distributors, those <br /> persons involved in the clandestine laboratory manufacturing of illicit drugs, and <br /> individuals who attempt to acquire pharmaceutical drugs in violation of the provisions of <br /> Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 152. <br /> Section 3. A function of the Task Force will be to gather and to disseminate controlled <br /> substance intelligence information. The Task Force will maintain an ongoing intelligence <br /> filing system. The Task Force will attempt to investigate those leads, maintain on file <br /> that information, and upon request disseminate that information to the parties hereto. <br /> 8 <br />