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.
What you need to know to stay safe when a drug epidemic hits your community.
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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
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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
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
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