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.
Operation HOPLON aims to weaken the global trade in narcotics by disrupting the illicit precursor chemical supply using Raman technology
An officer is inspired by the relentless work of her fellow LEO to rid the streets of the menace of impaired drivers
Investigators need specialized training and tools to fight the unique challenges of dark web criminal activity
One proposal would require police who find an opiate prescription at an overdose scene to enter it in the database
The passage connecting warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, was about 2,400 feet long and 30 feet deep
Officer Randolph Holder’s slaying has raised questions about the risks and potential shortcomings of drug courts
Officials say use of K2 has spiked in New York in recent months
Obama planned to announce new steps to improve doctor training and easy access to drug treatment
Fugitive drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was flown to a mountainous region of his home state of Sinaloa following his daring July 11 escape from prison through a mile-long tunnel
The DEA and other state and federal agents arrested 151 people in 16 states since July 2014
The officer was attempting to prevent the man from choking on the 39 bags of crack cocaine he swallowed
Authorities seized over 700 plants at an illegal growing operation
What the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called a national issue is hitting hard in Ohio suburbs
Republicans and Democrats have come together to propose major legislation that would reduce prison sentences for some nonviolent drug offenders
Officers found the man curled in a fetal position on the floor, groaning and surrounded by snacks
Advocacy groups said creating a registry is unfair to people who have already served time for their crimes
Like many other stimulant drugs, users of flakka often become addicted
Authorities say they found 22 bricks of powdered heroin in a concealed compartment of a suspect’s trunk
The family found roughly 26 pounds worth $10K
The department has a new vehicle in their fleet
Police say the drugs, commonly referred to as K2 or spice, were found pre-packaged for sale in laundry bags
Several booby traps were set to protect a large marijuana growing operation in Detroit
Michigan State Police posts across the state are serving as collection points for expired, unwanted or unused prescription drugs
Eric Meier was hiking in a rugged, remote area searching for a marijuana grow operation when he fell ill
Officer trying to settle neighbors’ dispute has my vote for most innovative search warrant in 2015
A man looking to buy and sell drugs accidentally texted a police captain in the local department’s narcotics unit
Laws restricting the sale of an ingredient found in many cold medicines and key to making meth seem to have had their intended effect
The lawsuit lawsuit filed by a man whose home was raided by police over a fake Twitter account he created of the mayor
Officers had already arrested suspects when woman confessed to hiding a gun
Such deaths have nearly quadrupled nationally over a decade
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