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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Proven harm-reduction strategies, combined with a touch of compassion and empathy, is proving to be a recipe for success in Pasco County, Florida
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The residents attempted to use a nasal injection of naloxone to revive the counselors but were unsuccessful
Police say they’ve put about $1,600 worth of crack cocaine in their “lost and found box” in hopes of reuniting the drug with its rightful owner
Nearly 200 pills were recovered from the bird
Federal authorities believe Marcos Hatch used the hashtag #Holla to invite customers to purchase illegal drugs
The acre of poppy plants were in rows, similar to how corn would be planted, in a field behind a home
The mayor wants nearly $2.4M in pot taxes to be spent on the bureau’s Service Coordination Team and DUI training
The driver faces charges including reckless endangerment, driving under the influence and child endangerment
Police Chief James Fitzpatrick said the 11-year-old also told officers that he had seen his father selling drugs earlier in the day
Police say the 5-year-old saved his parents by walking two blocks in the dark to alert another relative because he thought his parents were dead
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The man described it as “just cocaine residue” and offered the officer Taco Bell if he ignored “that stuff”
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Officer Chris Green nearly died after coming in contact with fentanyl during an arrest. Narcan saved his life
Fewer than a third of those arrested in the latest operation were foreign citizens
Police in three California counties are testing what amounts to a breathalyzer for drug users
“Please bring your meth to the Tecumseh Police Department for your FREE test”
Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department received $18,600 for Naloxone to help combat opioid overdoses
The suspects put fake Uber stickers on their cars while doing drug runs
The Vancouver PD shared the “not staged” photo taken by its homeless outreach coordinator
A task force of five detectives will operate out of the homicide unit, responding when possible to fatal and nonfatal overdoses
The driver attempted to mask the smell with bags of manure
Police Commissioner Timothy Sini said the police department is making targeted street arrests, continuing to cooperate with federal authorities and increasing patrols
What each form of fentanyl means for the user and first responder.
Police Chief Mike McNeely says it’s among the most bizarre things he’s heard in four decades of policing
Lamar Reed was in court for a minor traffic violation
The proposal was discussed at the final hearing of a special legislative committee that was set up to review the marijuana law voters approved in November
Police Chief Donald Molineux says the pastor is “very upset and traumatized” and afraid someone might come to her home looking for the drugs
The Wyoming PD posted a photo to Twitter of an officer setting a “trap” for unsuspecting potheads
The new rule bars the hiring of any prospective officers who have smoked marijuana in the past three years
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