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.
Since two overdose prevention centers opened in NYC in late 2021, health department officials report they have prevented 59 overdoses
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Operation HOPLON aims to weaken the global trade in narcotics by disrupting the illicit precursor chemical supply using Raman technology
Sheriff Peyton Grinnell is considering other topics — fraud, cyber crime and general public announcements — as a follow up to the controversial video
Last week, Sessions called on federal prosecutors to be more aggressive about filing felony charges against people who cross the border illegally
As the deputy drove away from a surveillance op, the suspect followed, pulled up alongside the deputy’s unmarked car and opened fire
It’s the first time in the state, since the opioid crisis began, that a drug dealer was convicted of murder for selling drugs that killed someone
The sheriff told dealers to “enjoy looking over your shoulder and constantly wondering if today is the day we will come for you”
New Mexico became the first state to require all local and state law enforcement agencies to provide officers with antidote kits
Law enforcement officials objected to the governor’s proposed streamlining of the state’s marijuana regulations, saying his plan could endanger public safety
Authorities said 226 heroin capsules tested positive for fentanyl
22-year-old Robert Martin of Staunton pleaded guilty Wednesday to malicious injury to a law enforcement officer and drug charges
If it were not for the man’s trafficking in guns and drugs, the killing “possibly would not have happened,’' an attorney told the court
A chief said the high call volume of heroin overdoses is taking up the majority of responders’ time
The training teaches police how to gather evidence such as cell phone records that could be traced back to the dealer and how to safely handle fentanyl
Cameron Ajax Jones threw a bag of drugs into the woods and fled
Police arrested Elijah Manuel in 2011 and falsely claimed he was in possession of the illegal drug known as ecstasy
The officer was hospitalized in stable condition
Don Talbert stopped his pickup truck Saturday next to a detective sitting in an unmarked car and screamed that he should leave the neighborhood
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Police Chief Ken Pate said officers have “stopped using field tests for heroin stamp bags because we don’t know what really is in it”
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Jim and Doug discuss what officers need to keep in mind with regard to handling fentanyl
Judge Patricia Gallaher noted an increase in cases that involved heroin addiction
The officer did a series of roadside drug tests but got two of them wrong
The bust netted about 5,550 heroin doses altogether
She demanded police investigate the “outrageous” price hike
Pennsylvania is reviewing the conviction of a man for making threats against police in a rap song after he was charged with drug offenses
A sheriff who admitted he was a meth addict and was charged with stealing the drug from a police locker pleaded guilty to a felony and resigned from office
U.S. officials say Mexico’s failure to fully seal up border tunnels poses a security risk and is an “open invitation” for Mexican cartels to dig new tunnels
The primary goal is to help individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance issues by giving them the opportunity to receive mental health treatment rather than going to jail
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