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.
It takes a broad-based effort;
meet four leaders driving progress
meet four leaders driving progress
Agents built a case against Ronald Carmona, using phone data and controlled buys to prove fentanyl distribution
Use these tips if you suspect a semi-tractor and trailer is being used to move drugs and other contraband
Three grant solicitations aim to advance community policing, help combat opioid and methamphetamine use, and promote the health and safety of law enforcement officers
Darian Jarrott, a father of three with a fourth on the way, was the first NM State Police officer shot and killed in the line of duty in more than 30 years
The smell of marijuana will no longer be grounds for police searches
New Mexico will become the seventh state since last November to legalize recreational marijuana
The biggest threats to public safety are the policies currently being implemented based on false information, says DA Brian Surber
COPS Office report summarizes creative ways LE agencies are deploying community policing principles
Legal adult marijuana use could come to Virginia three years sooner than planned under changes the governor proposed this week
Smoking marijuana while driving is still illegal in New York, but the smell by itself is not enough to establish probable cause, officials said
Improve accuracy, sample integrity and officer safety using advanced drug detection kits
Gov. Michelle Grisham is expected to sign a bill that lawmakers approved Wednesday
New York will also start automatically expunging criminal records for certain past marijuana-related convictions
Officer Aaron Khamosh was lauded for his quick action
Law enforcement agencies would do well to heed drug trafficking’s technology-driven distribution systems
A deal struck Saturday would legalize recreational marijuana for New Yorkers 21 and older
Collaborating with healthcare providers while getting tough on drug dealers is helping save lives in Seminole County, Florida
The man was taken into custody on suspicion of selling heroin and methamphetamine
“Firearms of this type, while not illegal to possess, are concerning,” the sheriff’s office said
A look at the pandemic’s impact on law enforcement
The dashboard uses EMS data to map monthly calls and responses
Court concludes a combination of factors led officers to believe a suspect and a driver were in a “common enterprise” to possess fentanyl
The Seattle Police Department announced that its officers would no longer detain or arrest people solely under the simple possession law
Customs officers seized a shipment of apparent Corn Flakes thanks to K-9 Bico
She is accused of helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar cartel and plotting his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015
A handheld analyzer uses saliva to detect the presence of six kinds of drugs in five minutes
Possessing small amounts would have become legal on July 1, but now that won’t happen unless a higher court overturns the ruling
If signed into law, Virginia would join 15 other states and D.C. in legalizing small amounts of marijuana
Those found by police with small amounts of street drugs will now face a civil citation instead of an arrest
A second Houston police officer has been charged with murder and is among additional officers who have been indicted as part of an ongoing investigation
Authorities found 294 bricks of cocaine during a routine baggage inspection
Looking for alternatives to arrest, police departments are using their 24/7 presence and regular contact with drug users to refer them to treatment
