South Dakota recently made national news for its eye-catching awareness campaign to combat the dramatic rise of meth in the state. Two states over, law enforcement in Wisconsin is battling the growth of drug abuse as well.

Just last month, the Central Wisconsin Narcotics Task Force announced a groundbreaking investigation into a multi-state meth-trafficking ring. Last year, I joined federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to form the federally funded Transnational Organized Crime Task Force intended to address the impact of drug trafficking organizations. After only one year, it has become clear that the extraordinary rise of drug abuse is due in large part to drugs smuggled into the country.