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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What you need to know to stay safe when a drug epidemic hits your community.
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A man who was being held in a police station interrogation room tried to hide crack cocaine in the room’s ceiling
More than 90 percent of officers in a recent survey said they are worried about fentanyl exposure, but many lack clear procedures, effective testing tools and adequate PPE
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Officers had to sift through the woman’s feces to retrieve the evidence after she was booked
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The dangers of opioids are forcing police to change the way they test drugs found during traffic stops or arrests
The synthetic opioid fentanyl is an escalating problem in Alaska, and it’s leading to a significant increase in deaths, state authorities said
The board voted to adopt a resolution that would allow the town of Colonie to enter into an agreement with the DEA for the eradication and suppression of illegal pot
AG Patrick Morrisey says a full overnight shift on the state’s highways is important to a law-enforcement effort that’s gotten “short shrift” on resources
A Florida trooper found a shoe box with two bricks of cocaine wrapped in tin foil in a woman’s vehicle, but it was too much for his scale
Police conducted a drug raid at the home when the woman shot at officers
The officers reportedly began to experience “hallucinations,” and called for help after one officer ended up in a tree
The drug landscape in the U.S. over the last decade has shifted, with the opioid threat reaching epidemic levels and impacting significant portions of the country
The Nassau County PD plans to roll out a new computerized mapping system that tracks opioid overdoses in real time
Philadelphia’s Police Commissioner said he was initially against injection sites but now is keeping an open mind
The Gainesville PD is poking fun of the person who accidentally texted a cop for pot
The effort to equip officers across the nation is in response to what some have called an opioid overdose crisis
Opioid abuse and drug overdoses have increased substantially in Wisconsin as well as the rest of the country
Florida Highway Patrol troopers will soon carry Naloxone to help prevent deaths from opioid overdoses
Authorities said the driver, who admitted to using narcotics, struck a raised median, launching the car into the air before crashing into the building
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