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.
Boost officer safety while closing cases faster
This gripping account chronicles a beat cop’s relentless battle to protect his community as crack cocaine devastated Atlanta’s neighborhoods in the late 1980s
The Lowell Police Department vehicle will be operated by an SRO to educate students and the community about the dangers of counterfeit pills resembling real prescriptions
“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
Read about one cop’s road to recovery, emotional support dogs and more
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
Axel Giovany Casseus, 21, was arrested after selling cocaine to an undercover detective
Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said that after two victims collapsed, two others became ill while trying to give them CPR from the residue on their bodies
Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to announce the planned regulations for “social equity” applicants
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
“The arrest ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me, honestly,” said Thomas Smith
Proven harm-reduction strategies, combined with a touch of compassion and empathy, is proving to be a recipe for success in Pasco County, Florida
A new report calls for a dynamic mix of law enforcement, diplomacy, addiction treatment and research
Det. Dominick Libretti is credited with valiantly protecting his colleagues
Can an officer follow search and seizure procedures during a wall stop? The court decides in this recent case
Since two overdose prevention centers opened in NYC in late 2021, health department officials report they have prevented 59 overdoses
We face complex public safety challenges, but law enforcement has proven solutions to meet them
In announcing the emergency declaration last week, the mayor said it was time to be “less tolerant of all the bull—- that has destroyed our city.”
Embattled DA Chesa Boudin instead urged the mayor to put more money into housing and treatment programs
The declaration allows the city to cut through red tape that delays response to deteriorating conditions in one of the city’s most drug-infested neighborhoods
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