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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.

AcuDetox and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing are showing value in one Colorado county
“It is incredible the amount of drugs being seized at the border.”
Isotonitazene, a nitazene analog opioid 20 times more potent than fentanyl, has moved into the Southern states and, more recently, along the Eastern seaboard
Accidental overdoses claimed more lives last year than the city’s relentless gun violence
Lawmakers are backing an array of legislative changes including eliminating mandatory life sentences for three-strike drug offenses
Deputies were instructed to perform pat-downs of students
In 2016, nearly 60,000 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses
Kratom is currently on the DEA’s Drugs of Concern list
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The program will enable the identification of specific communities and neighborhoods at increased risk of overdose deaths or outbreaks
Installing security cameras might be a good idea for most retail businesses — but not for drug dealers
The California Highway Patrol is expanding training for officers to identify “buzzed” drivers
The bottom line is this: We cannot arrest our way out of this problem
More than two dozen states, cities and counties have sued the pharmaceutical companies
PERF’s new report provides in-depth analysis for police agencies on how to combat the growing threat
All nine officers were treated and released from the hospital
Berkeley police responding to a call about a bickering couple said they found nearly 700 pounds of psilocybin “magic” mushrooms in the house
Chuck Rosenberg had been running the agency since 2015
Jim and Doug discuss the movement in recent years to discontinue the cash-bail system
As spectrometers are included in FEMA’s Authorized Equipment List, agencies can purchase the devices with grant funding
Authorities say the former chemist was high almost every day she went to work
The combined street value for the drugs was estimated at $32 million
The justices said there is currently no reliable scientific test for marijuana impairment
An incident report said the coach drove a player’s car away from the school parking lot just after he was informed of drug sweep
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I was a wannabe police officer when I helped the cops get the bad guys
Sarcasm can be a tricky thing. Just ask Andrew James Harris, who discovered the joke was on him when he ended up the subject of an undercover drug sting
This gem has been floating around the internet for a while, and while its original author is unknown, the truths are just too accurate not to share
Officers confiscated about 50 pounds of processed marijuana, about 300 marijuana plants and more than $63,000
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced that the department may soon start supplying naloxone to some of its officers
The dealers allegedly sold the drugs in Magaluf, a seaside resort that has become a popular destination for tourists and partygoers seeking nightlife