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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After being charged with possession of methamphetamine, an arrestee claims he had been unlawfully searched but the court did not agree
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Sheriff William King says Sgt. David Chauvette administered naloxone and the dog “seemed to perk up”
All citizens have to do is bring a full trash bag to the business and they’ll receive a bag of marijuana free of charge
For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment
A nurse found Ciara Hadrick unresponsive around 2:30 a.m. May 6 in the bathroom of her room at Einstein Medical Center
The man can be seen in footage shouting at residents while he is bleeding profusely from his groin area before charging at a female officer
Some communities are seeing more addicts overdosing on more potent varieties of opioids than it did when its amnesty program rocketed to national notoriety
New Jersey is the latest state to consider allowing police and LE officials to access its prescription drug monitoring database without a court order
In an innovative blow to illicit internet commerce, cyberpolice shut down the world’s leading “darknet” marketplace
Drug courts and pre-arrest diversions are an opportunity for a police officer to change an addict’s life for the better
Police haven’t reached any conclusions
Police1 looked at Google Trends data to discover which opioids are most often researched.
The man told the responding deputy that someone entered his car and took $50 and about a quarter ounce of cocaine
Alton Banks began vomiting at home after returning from a local pool on June 23
The DOJ sees the assets forfeiture program as a way to strip suspects of the proceeds of their activities, to deter crime and to compensate crime victims
Noah Daughhetee, of IndivisibleOH8, said his group believes that “using Narcan on someone who overdosed is the humane thing to do”
The PD tweeted a tip for parents, letting them know drug paraphernalia is not required for their kids’ classes
Police Chief Art Acevedo cited a recent incident involving a deputy who was inadvertently exposed to lethal amounts of carfentanil during an investigation
Syringes left by drug users amid the heroin crisis are turning up all over the place
A drug task force was called to a Ford dealership after an employee found a package of pressed marijuana in a spare tire compartment during a vehicle inspection
Emily Morin was out on bail following a drug possession arrest, but returned to the police station hours later demanding the drug’s return and was arrested on another charge
Police say “free samples” of tainted heroin may have resulted in the hospitalization of at least eight people over the weekend
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says he remains opposed for safety reasons because people can become hostile and violent after being revived with Narcan
Investigators say she was unresponsive when police and paramedics arrived but was revived with a dose of Narcan
She was paid $50 per package
In the United States in 2015, opioid overdoses killed 33,091 people, including 9,580 who used forms of fentanyl
Douglas Adkins said no new method has been adopted and responders will continue to render aid
The attorney general’s office pushed for the bill, saying it would allow law enforcement to investigate “pill mills and drug diversion”
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