Alaska Department of Public Safety Public Information Office

May 20, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Forty-one people were arrested in the Mat-Su during a two-day operation led by the Alaska State Troopers Mat-Su Narcotics Team and High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) task force with assistance from dozens of law enforcement officers from local and federal agencies. The task force officers focused on crime suppression and cracking down on drug trafficking during the May 15 and 16 operations.

In total, investigators seized $24,615 in suspected drug proceeds, 23 grams of methamphetamine, 2.7 grams of fentanyl – the equivalent of 81 potentially fatal doses, 33 doses of suboxone and 11 grams of heroin. The operation resulted in arrests for drug distribution, firearms offenses, possession of child pornography and eluding. Multiple offenders were also remanded on outstanding arrest warrants.

“Operations like this make Alaska safer by taking dangerous drugs off our streets and ensuring that offenders are being held accountable,” said Alaska State Trooper Colonel Maurice Hughes. “Alaska State Troopers and our law enforcement partners take crime seriously and offenders should know that we will continue to relentlessly pursue justice. More operations like this are planned for the future across Alaska.”

The operation was led by the Mat-Su Narcotics Team and HIDTA task force with assistance from the Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team, Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team, Anchorage Police Department, Wasilla Police Department, Palmer Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, Alaska State Troopers’ B-Detachment Patrol and Judicial Services, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Corrections PED and Probations, Alaska Criminal Intelligence Center and MATCOM Dispatch.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety maintains a statewide list of active warrants online, if you have an active warrant, you can turn yourself in at any police or state trooper office. To see the list of active warrants visit: https://dps.alaska.gov/ast/warrants

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February 19, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Susie Frenzel has been selected as the director of the newly launched Integrated Victim Assistance Division. In this role, she will oversee a division focused on streamlining services for victims and providing comprehensive support.  

The division was created last year and oversees the State Crime Lab, the Statewide Victim/Witness Navigator Program, the Missing Persons Clearinghouse and training about domestic violence and sexual assault. The Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and Violent Crime Compensation Board are now embedded within the Integrated Victim Assistance Division to ensure contact with crime victims is coordinated and deliberate. 

In her previous position as a criminal justice planner, Frenzel spearheaded several major projects, including the Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Initiative.  

“Susie has extensive experience and a dedicated track record of improving services for victims in Alaska,” Commissioner James Cockrell said. “Victim support is a top priority for the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Susie’s commitment to improving the lives of victims is essential to the department.” 
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January 23, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska State Trooper’s Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) released its annual drug report highlighting trends in illegal narcotics trafficking within the state. Troopers seized 1,262 pounds of illegal narcotics across the state including approximately 42 million potentially fatal doses of fentanyl.
Highlights from 2024 Annual Drug Report:

• There was a 76% increase in the total amount of illegal drugs and alcohol seized by SDEU from 2023 to 2024, including an 89% increase in methamphetamine seizures and a 57% increase in heroin seizures.

• SDEU made 175 unique drug and alcohol arrests across Alaska in 2024.

• The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Alaska State Troopers established a task force in 2024 that allowed Alaska High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) law enforcement officers to help identify and interdict narcotics being sent or received through the mail.

• International drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) continue to gravitate towards Alaska’s lucrative drug market, looking to exploit remote areas because of high demand and costs.

“One of the core missions of the Alaska State Troopers is to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations operating in Alaska, and in 2024 we increased our efforts resulting in an increase of drug seizures statewide,” said Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell. “Your Alaska State Troopers will continue to work with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to hold those that deal deadly drugs accountable for their actions and work around the clock to stop dangerous drugs such as fentanyl from entering Alaska to wreak havoc on our communities.”
The 2024 Annual Drug Report is available online at: 2024 Annual Drug Report (alaska.gov)
The Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit is made up of six regional task forces: Southcentral Areawide Narcotics Team, Fairbanks Area-wide Narcotics Team, Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs, Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team, Mat-Su Narcotics Enforcement Team, and Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team. Each regional task force is comprised of Alaska State Troopers, local police officers, and federal law enforcement agents. Additionally, Alaska has four High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) initiatives.
If you have information about drug trafficking occurring in your community, please consider reporting it to your local police department or the Alaska State Troopers. Tips can also be submitted anonymously though the AKTips smartphone app or online at https://dps.alaska.gov/tips.

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