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ARTICLE III AREA.OF OPERATION The primary area of operation for the SMDTF shall be the four counties of Maui, Hawaii, Oahu, and Kauai. The SMDTF shall focus on mid -level and high-level narcotics dealers. This does not preclude the SMDTF from investigating drugs being shipped into and out of Hawaii. ARTICLE IV 1 OPERATIONS The lead agency and facilitator shall be the MPD's Nice Narcotics Unit located at the Maui Police Department in Wailuku, Maui, under the direction of the Captain of the Vice Division. The respective jurisdictions shall also maintain a location within their respective departments for the officers who are assigned to the SMDTF. STRUCTURAL COMMAND The SMDTF personnel shall come under the direct command of their respective departments with'the MPD'Vice Division Captain serving as a liaison among police departments and appropriate county,_ state, and federal agencies. PERSONNEL The SMDTF shall be staffed by local officers of the various participating county and state law enforcement agencies as directed by each agency's Chief of Police. The officers will work together on a task force in joint narcotics investigations whenever practicable to accomplish the objectives of the SMDTF. Each respective agency shall provide the necessary support staff, including but not limited to, secretaries, data processors, intelligence research analysts, and equipment technicians as needed by the agency to conduct their -investigations. In accordance with Section 52D-5 of -the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the four county Police Chiefs coupled with the Chief of the State Narcotics Enforcement Division concur and authorize all sworn Law Enforcement Officers to enforce applicable Hawaii Revised Statutes in all four counties (Hawaii County, Maui County, Kauai County, and Oahu) when they are acting in an official capacity while participating in an approved task force operation. Enforcement of SMDTF operations will fall under this section.