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.
A look at the pandemic’s impact on law enforcement
Court concludes a combination of factors led officers to believe a suspect and a driver were in a “common enterprise” to possess fentanyl
CJEvolution podcast host Patrick Fitzgibbons joins the Policing Matters podcast to discuss critical issues in policing this year
She planned to pass heroin balloons from her mouth to an inmate at the state prison, but instead swallowed them
The harsh side effects have authorities already grappling with how to deal with unstable suspects
Evidence shows suspect was intoxicated with synthetic drugs sold illegally as ‘bath salts’
Authorities have found a new way to possibly make arrests via social media
A new poster going viral tells drug dealers it will help them eliminate their competition for free
Suspect fatally shot an officer after he interrupted a drug deal that would have resulted in a misdemeanor
Judges are concerned that dogs who always signal for drugs might give police ‘pretext’ to search anyone’s car
The FBI also said there is no evidence of visible powder to be found in any of the envelopes
Narcotics squad acquitted earlier this year on federal corruption charges are pursuing a lawsuit
Authorities in Oregon are investigating suspicious packages sent to government buildings around the state
Officials are investigating due to similarities between women and their deaths
A state official said that a preliminary investigation indicates no police misconduct into ‘hogtied’ arrest
If your method of securing drugs is via social media, beware of who may be watching
Witness says police in northern Mississippi ‘hogtied’ him on a stretcher
U.S. making efforts to capture one of the world’s most prolific and violent drug lords for the third time in 15 years
Seeking in part to give nonviolent drug offenders better shot at rebuilding lives and improve community relations
The man ran to the police station, stripped off his clothes and complained his head hurt
With drugs like bath salts, spice, flakka, mephedrone and others, the landscape of drug use is becoming more and more cluttered
City of Gardena paid $4.7 million to settle a lawsuit with the family of the dead man
Officials claim injuries man sustained were accidental
It became clear to authorities that Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s escape must have involved inside help on a grand scale
In a scheme befitting a caper movie, Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a 1.5-kilometer (1 mile) tunnel
Dogs are being deployed to departments nationwide
Lets police issue $100 civil citations or community service hours for possession of up to 20 grams of marijuana
The bill emphasizes treatment and redemption over punishment and incarceration for low-level drug offenders
After his city suffered 47 overdose deaths in an 18-month period, Lt. Patrick Glynn began to think seriously about the role of cops in treating OD victims
The legalization of recreational marijuana on July 1 makes the state the fourth to do so
Two men were arrested with hundreds of doses of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms and the drug known as bath salts
MOST POPULAR
- Defend yourself against exposure to drugs and diseases with a ready-to-use decontamination spray
- Abandoned puppy now a drug-sniffing police K-9
- Giving a voice to the silent majority: Rural police leaders share challenges ahead
- Md. officer dies after being struck by suspected DUI driver
- Judge dismisses murder charges ex-Houston officer had faced over 2019 drug raid