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.
Can an officer follow search and seizure procedures during a wall stop? The court decides in this recent case
Since two overdose prevention centers opened in NYC in late 2021, health department officials report they have prevented 59 overdoses
We face complex public safety challenges, but law enforcement has proven solutions to meet them
The pull of such post-police jobs extends well beyond Illinois, such as Washington state and Colorado, where marijuana is legal for everyone over 21
It will be several years before the full effects of Prop 47 are seen, but 2015 offers a good glimpse into the ramifications
Dealers are pressing powdered heroin using pill presses and using pharmaceutical opiate dyes to mask their efforts
State lawmakers passed a bill last year that increased the maximum prison sentence for second-time heroin dealers
Increasingly, police agencies are looking to software solutions that employ enhanced pattern analysis not only to help recognize crime patterns, but solve crimes
The suspect was unruly and combative during his arrest
Charges were filed after video of the encounter surfaced
Officer Noah Leotta succumbed to his injuries
Police oversight officials ruled the officers’ actions in this 2012 video with Philip Coleman were justified
The Court has said reasonableness does not require perfection, but it does require a plausible satisfaction of Fourth Amendment criteria
Investigators said the woman was taking care of the child
Police say the man initially tried to brush away the white powder
It’s important for officers not to treat entering and processing indoor marijuana grows as a routine event
The suspect said he regrets his actions and blamed them on his addiction to drugs
The Charleston Police Department purchased their box with a grant
The money was awarded to four counties statewide through an inaugural program
The problem of addiction has not only failed to abate, it has become more widespread
Democratic candidates are more unified in their embrace of the Black Lives Matter movement
The cocaine was estimated to be worth $1.5 million
Troopers smelled marijuana, searched the car and found packages the driver said was homemade soap
Body cam footage capture the officer administering Narcan
Without new laws, Obama is limited in what he can to do to stop the cycle of incarceration
Gloucester police say dozens of departments in nine states have taken a page from their ANGEL program, which gives addicts a chance to get treatment rather than arrested
Drug and alcohol testing of the county volunteers will be conducted randomly
During the nine days of SXSW, the police department assembles several units to meet the public safety needs
The man was found unresponsive without a pulse in the backseat of a car
Within 24 hours of posting the call for tipsters, the department has received two reports
On Nov. 1, over 6K drug felons will be released in effort to reduce ‘harsh’ drug laws
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