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.
Mitigate the threat through enhanced controlled substance detection and analysis
Public safety leaders need to evaluate the impact of executive orders and policy pronouncements on their departments and communities
Trump’s Executive Order expands law enforcement’s authority, granting access to new tools and resources for countering cartel-driven narcotics operations
“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
Oregon’s experience shows that it’s easier to drop criminal penalties than to ramp up behavioral health services
Investigators need specialized training and tools to fight the unique challenges of dark web criminal activity
In Connecticut, fentanyl was involved in 84% of drug deaths last year, up from 25% of fatal overdoses just five years prior
Six local dealers received an intriguing invitation from the Tucson Police Department
Deputies sprang into action to save the 1-year-old girl
The SoToxa Mobile Test System tests saliva for six kinds of drugs
Operation Dark HunTor crossed three continents and involved dozens of U.S. and international law enforcement agencies
The law allows police to issue citations, but data shows few people are seeking treatment
California bill, SB 57, envisions them as “a hygienic space supervised by trained staff” where people can use “preobtained drugs”
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The canine teams completed between 11 and 15 weeks of intensive training at the CHP Academy
1,900 Idahoans died of overdose-related deaths in the first year of the pandemic, compared to 264 deaths in 2019
Sheriff Dave Daniel said he believes the sheer number of illegal, industry-scale farms means many will remain untouched
Given the complexity of the crisis from a safety and investigative standpoint, officers must be equipped with the right technology
A drought has created urgency, with illegal growers stealing water that could benefit farmers and homeowners
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