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.
Keep the following in mind if you find yourself responding to a possible child overdose
Raman spectroscopy can identify dangerous substances in a way that’s quick and safe
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
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”
Middletown, Ohio, is considering a controversial proposal to limit the number of times a person who overdoses on opioids can receive naloxone from first responders
Porsha Session was sentenced to three years in federal prison for tipping off Jamaican drug dealers who were linked to Mexican cartels
The investigation and search warrant stemmed from “numerous complaints” of suspicious, possibly drug-related, theft, and nuisance activity
If an overdose victim has not performed community service on their third overdose, then responders would not be dispatched to the call
Officers were visiting the home for an unrelated matter when they spotted the bottle and other smoking devices
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
