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.
Drug overdoses are at record levels, and as recent news reports indicate, children are succumbing to fentanyl-related exposures in the classroom
An officer does not need a driver’s consent to conduct a dog sniff during a lawful traffic stop, if it does not prolong the stop
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The good Samaritan law allows people to call 911 to seek medical help for someone overdosing on drugs or alcohol without fear of being arrested
Police said the marijuana smell at the party was so strong that you could smell it while driving by
A K-9 was called after Edward Hansen “seemed more nervous than the general motoring public”
In April, the Santa Clarita Valley saw a spike of overdoses resulting in one death. Within a 72-hour time span, there were eight overdoses
With the current risks posed by exposure to opioid-based substances such as fentanyl, carrying naloxone is an important officer survival strategy
Patty Farrell, a former police detective, hopes to see heroin dealers charged with homicide when their product kills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine after a driver attempted to elude a checkpoint inspection
The officer experienced some symptoms, but is expected to be OK
Parish operations manager Jeremy Bouer said providing the kits was the right thing to do because people need to be equipped to save lives when someone overdoses
They will eventually serve in the NPA’s K-9 Anti Bomb and Drug unit
Officers saw three other men lying on the ground behind a building overdosing on a drug called Serenity
Officials said the gloves may allow absorption into the person’s tissue, turning the responder into a victim
Police say the children yelled out the window, crying that their parents were locked in the bathroom and wouldn’t come out
Proposed legislation sets aside nearly $6 million a year in Colorado marijuana tax revenue to reimburse police for their investigations of black-market marijuana activity
The current plan is to update training to make sure that first responders are aware of the risks posed by contact with fentanyl
Officials say they received a false positive for cocaine from the initial test
Leo is trained in narcotics detection and human tracking
As an MMA fighter, Harvey Park wants to present the same unpredictability to an opponent that he faces in his job
Officers seized 136 grams of cocaine from 17 toys in the vending machine
The boy is recovering at a hospital after tests revealed methamphetamine in his system
Two employees were using the parking lot of the Papa John’s pizza restaurant for cocaine deals
Agents were searching a vehicle when they opened two bags containing an unknown substance
Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry can detect trace amounts of fentanyl even when mixed with heroin and other substances
The death of the man came 10 months after police recruited him to be an informant
The seizure of nearly 500,000 pills ranks among the largest in the country
With a prescription from a veterinarian for specific K-9s, human naloxone can be used on them
Jekievea Monchell Yearby admitted the cocaine was hers and believes it fell into the drink when she took out her waitress book to take an order
The detective was given Narcan and taken to a hospital
A second officer reached into Travis Ross’ vehicle to get his license when he was exposed to the substance
Police fired 58 rounds at the suspect’s car
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