Executive Director
San Diego Imperial Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
San Diego, California
David King was appointed Executive Director of the San Diego Imperial Valley HIDTA in February, 2017 after 28 years of service with the California Department of Justice/Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (DOJ/BNE) and the San Diego Harbor Police Department. Mr. King is a graduate of the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Political Science and he attended the FBI National Academy (FBINA) 240th Session in Quantico, Virginia.
Mr. King began his law enforcement career with the San Diego Harbor Police Department where he worked a variety of patrol assignments before being selected as the first task force officer in the department’s history to investigate narcotic and bulk currency smuggling at the San Diego International Airport as well as maritime and parcel interdiction cases. Mr. King received state and federal recognition when he was named by Harbor Police, Peace Officer of the Year, in 1995 by the San Diego Peace Officers Association.
Mr. King was hired by the California Department of Justice/Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement in 1997 where he was assigned to the clandestine laboratory team, special operations and supervision of multi-agency task forces. Mr. King was promoted to Special Agent in Charge of the Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Coordination Center (IV-LECC) in 2005 where he expanded wire intercept capabilities for law enforcement agencies combating drug trafficking organizations operating along the U.S./Mexico Border.
During Mr. King’s tenure with the California Department of Justice he served as Senior Special Agent in Charge of regional offices located in San Diego, Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles before retiring as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A. IMPACT) comprised of 50 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and is credited with being the largest domestic task force in the United States. During Mr. King’s tenure at L.A. IMPACT, his teams were the recipient of three national HIDTA Awards and he is the recipient of the California Attorney General’s Award for Excellence as a Team.
Mr. King resides in San Diego with his family and he is honored to work with over 700 dedicated federal, state and local law enforcement agents, intelligence analysts, prevention specialists and prosecutors who are assigned to HIDTA task forces and intelligence support centers (ISC) in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM ET