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.
Panelists will review the training required for officers to manage custody transitions, as well as highlight strategies to improve safety during this process
The impact of Barry Bonds, baseball player, on digital forensics
If a person commits a low-level crime to support an opiate addiction, they can avoid arrest if they are willing to enter a treatment program
Police arrested 50 people and seized drugs and guns during an investigation driven by heroin-related deaths
Police have completed their investigation into a drug raid in January in which five officers were wounded and two people killed
The officer held his breath and pulled the suspect and other LEOs in the room outside for fresh air, which probably saved lives
Two LEOs and a K-9 were given Narcan after being exposed to what was believed to be fentanyl while searching a vehicle
Applications for these programs are due by May 28
Erectile dysfunction drugs accounted for the largest proportion of seized drugs last year
Don’t unknowingly harbor the germs and other threats suspects might leave in your squad
In this Q&A, a former cop turned school safety expert discusses best practices and tech tools that local law enforcement can use to prevent violence on campus
Since hemp’s legalization, some truckers with interstate shipments have been stopped and sometimes arrested
A pending proposal to legalize recreational marijuana led police to stop training K-9s to detect the odor of cannabis
Application period open for grants to support school violence prevention, anti-drug task forces, officer safety and wellness, and community policing
Follow these steps to limit your exposure risk and improve your safety
Medical
A Vermont trooper had to be revived by fellow troopers after he was exposed to an opioid-like drug
The drugs were wrapped in over 60 packages in a shipping container
The officer was found unresponsive in his patrol vehicle after handling the unknown substance
All arrested will face various drug and weapon charges
Police arrested two drug traffickers transporting more than 100 pounds of crystal meth worth $1 million
State police may get funding to buy equipment that would help investigators distinguish hemp from marijuana
The officer had been using drugs throughout the day with his girlfriend before overdosing on heroin and dying
Massachusetts police chiefs are seeking federal action to choke off the fentanyl supply in their communities
Police used Narcan to revive a school bus driver after the bus, with a dozen children on board, hit a tree
The state could wipe out convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possession for adults who don’t have anything else on their records
Jurors convicted him on all 10 counts that are likely to put him behind bars for the rest of his life
Reach out to hotels and event venues in your jurisdiction to help them develop screening protocols to catch weapons and thwart mass casualty incidents
The trooper was a member of a tactical team assisting a task force with a search warrant on Monday night
Idaho police are being sued by a firm after seizing nearly 7,000 pounds of cannabis during a truck stop inspection
The drug was found hidden in a compartment under the rear floor of a tractor-trailer after an inspection
Police agencies are on the frontline of this crisis – here are 10 steps all chiefs and sheriffs need to take
An Idaho trooper didn’t buy the truck driver’s story that he was hauling hemp rather than marijuana while inspecting his rig at a truck stop
