Virginia National Guard Counterdrug Task Force

Mission: The Virginia National Guard Counterdrug Task Force (CDTF) provides support and training to law enforcement agencies and their drug prevention partners to curtail illicit drug trafficking and use.​

Vision: To reduce illicit drug demand and supply across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Priorities of Support:

  1. Provide support and training to agencies that serve a state law enforcement purpose and investigate large drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), consolidated priority targets (CPOTs), Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) or money laundering investigations with a counterdrug nexus.​

  1. Provide support and training to law enforcement agencies and their drug prevention partners to promote community-led efforts to develop and execute drug demand reduction strategies.​

  2. Target, deny, disrupt, or degrade national security threats enabled by illicit drug trafficking and other forms of transnational organized crime (TOC). Such threats include:​

    1. The trafficking of money.​

    2. Human trafficking.​

    3. Illicit financial flows.​

    4. Illegal trade in weapons, natural resources, and wildlife.​

    5. Other forms of illegal trafficking or trade as determined by the Secretary of Defense (SecDef).​

If you are a law enforcement agency or drug prevention partner, and you would like to request support from the Counterdrug Task Force, please contact us at vang_cdtf_hq@army.mil. If you are a National Guard Service Member interested in employment opportunities, click here: https://va.ng.mil/Employment-Opportunities/