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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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
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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
Lawmakers say water theft, exploitation of immigrant laborers, and intimidation has gotten out of hand
SPD has seized 650,000 fentanyl pills so far this year, 10 times more than last year, said Chief Adrian Diaz
“Every single stop the deputy makes on this shift involves meth,” said reporter Kyung Lah
The sites will offer clean needles, info about addiction treatment and naloxone
The Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and the Maryland Sheriffs’ Association have argued that the move would cause overdoses to rise
United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) narcotics dogs and explosives dogs will compete to find their illegal substance the quickest
The high court sided with arguments that Amendment A would have violated the state’s requirement that constitutional amendments deal with just one subject
Operation HOPLON aims to weaken the global trade in narcotics by disrupting the illicit precursor chemical supply using Raman technology
A local sheriff had previously testified that the spike in illegal farms has contributed to a rise in crime
Sheriff Nathan Sickler says the crime rate, associated with thousands of recent illegal marijuana farms, has gone through the roof
Drug overdoses now surpass deaths from car crashes, guns, and flu and pneumonia
An officer is inspired by the relentless work of her fellow LEO to rid the streets of the menace of impaired drivers
The doughy discovery led to four arrests
Dubbed the Trooper Thomas Clardy law, the bill would equalize marijuana with alcohol in driving impaired cases
The MobileDetect Fentanyl Test Strips can detect “nanogram trace amounts” of fentanyl in packaging, in pills and on surfaces
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