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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The interdictions of this dynamic duo to date include 153 pounds of cocaine, 122 pounds of heroin and an astounding 943 pounds of fentanyl
Cartel activities are not confined to the southern border states – even small towns in the least populated states are impacted
‘Meth: We’re On It’ caused a stir online but local officials say it couldn’t have come at a better time
There are several potential grant opportunities for law enforcement agencies
Departments are preparing for more complaints about smells, more drivers operating vehicles while high
The squad was put together months after investigations concluded into a raid where a LEO was charged with murder
The suspect was subdued by TASER and arrested for breaking bond
Portable X-ray and trace detection tools enable law enforcement agencies to take screening when and where it’s needed
The students died after taking what they thought were oxycodone or OxyContin pills
Trooper Joseph Ballone used life-saving measures to reverse a potentially lethal overdose
Federal, state and local law enforcement conducted raids and arrested 20 people
Law enforcement officers who use CBD products could face professional consequences
The signs also detail the department’s process for investigating community tips
Using ODMAP, law enforcement and public health can input, monitor and track overdose data using times, dates and locations
Increasingly, motorists in states where marijuana is legal in some form are pushing back when police insist on a search
U.S. Attorney in Maryland Robert Hur announced the strike force, which will focus on gun- and drug-related crime
Over a dozen bricks of cocaine washed onto Florida beaches Tuesday as Hurricane Dorian made its way north
Using grant monies, the Vernon Police Department is connecting addicts with recovery coaches and moving them into treatment rather than jail
Concerned about a spike in young people using meth or other illegal drugs, residents have vowed to confront suspected dealers en masse
California is using the organization’s “Clear My Record” program to erase tens of thousands of records in four of its counties
The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating
A teacher saw the child holding a bag of a white powder Tuesday and called in the school resource officer
Take steps to defend personnel against exposure and infection on the job in order to avoid expensive lost time and medical costs
Attorneys allege that Little Rock’s use of no-knock warrants in police drug raids violated the U.S. Constitution
The 5-year-old Belgian Malinois named Jake suddenly became ill on July 18 after he came into contact with a drug known as flakka during a prison contraband sweep
Sgt. Jennifer Grasso has overcome many obstacles in her trailblazing career
State Police said the dangerous drug may have played a role in three overdoses last week
The evidence showed that under El Chapo’s orders, the Sinaloa cartel was responsible for smuggling mountains of cocaine and other drugs into the US during his 25-year reign
Police arrested a man after he allegedly tried to flush a dozen grams of drugs down his toilet, something they jokingly said could create “meth-gators”
Called “a self-propelled semi-submersible,” the vessel was stopped in international waters on June 18, 2019
Model pretrial jail programs provide withdrawal management and medication-assisted treatment for jail detainees
Oakland recently became the second city in the United States to decriminalize the consumption and ingestion of psilocybin mushrooms
