Drug Interdiction / Narcotics
The Drug Interdiction / Narcotics topic covers all aspects of drug enforcement, from highway or border interdiction to undercover infiltration into gangs or drug cartels. From marijuana and cocaine to prescription pills and heroin, this topic covers it all.
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Agents built a case against Ronald Carmona, using phone data and controlled buys to prove fentanyl distribution
Officer Trenton Halladay’s throat would burn for days after busting a meth lab, his widow said
The cross-border passage runs the length of six football fields and pops up in a California warehouse
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Police say the streets have become more dangerous since Oregon’s passing of Measure 110
After extensive planning and training, the Long Beach IMR Pilot Program has launched to provide safe, timely and appropriate medical care to individuals in crisis
The call comes after legal weed sales began in the Garden State last month
In question is the protocol and use of specially trained officers known as Drug Recognition Experts, who perform marijuana sobriety tests
In addition to physical anonymity, COVID-19 changes have increased virtual anonymity
Narcotics can endanger officers in the field, making it imperative to use instruments that put safety at top of mind
“The water is pretty murky and we don’t want anybody to be the test case,” said a police union president
The officer was searching the vehicle when the suspect leaped into the driver’s seat and fled the scene
“You think I like seeing my child in an orange jumpsuit in a jail cell? Of course not,” Sheriff Tony Smith said
The sheriffs addressed a range of topics, including public outreach, fentanyl abuse, and what they consider small penalties for illegal marijuana grows
When deputies looked inside the sock, they found it stuffed with crystal meth and marijuana
As New Jersey lawmakers debate if off-duty cops should be allowed to use recreational marijuana, one local comedian decided to get in on the action
“You start regulating people’s behavior when they’re on their own time — I think that’s a very dangerous slippery slope”
While dispensaries have not yet opened in New York outside of tribal reservations, local law enforcement officials worry cannabis DUIs could become a real issue
Drug overdoses are at record levels, and as recent news reports indicate, children are succumbing to fentanyl-related exposures in the classroom
The remarks came after the state attorney general last week said officers would be allowed to use legal weed off duty
A new memo warned police chiefs that they “may not take any adverse action” against officers who use cannabis off duty
An officer does not need a driver’s consent to conduct a dog sniff during a lawful traffic stop, if it does not prolong the stop
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The penalty for simple possession needs to go further, said Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen
In the first year after the approach took effect, only 1% of people who received citations for possessing controlled substances asked for help via a new hotline
As recreational marijuana is set to become legal on Friday, police officials are reminding drivers to “be responsible, plan ahead”
“We just don’t think it should take a coroner to tell you there was fentanyl in the pill you took.”
The county has set up free vending machines and sent medical teams with naloxone out to encampments
First responders are deeply troubled by what one is calling a cluster of fentanyl cases
Deputies arrested the man on multiple drug-related charges
