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.
The promise of less crime and calls for service that would accompany legalization of marijuana remains unfulfilled
Overall, police leaders and students have different views about how drugs should be treated for hiring officers
While there is insufficient data to determine the true impact of legalized marijuana on crime, the traffic data offers a clear correlation
Abandoned a proposal to use surveillance cameras for photographing vehicle license plates near gun shows in the United States to investigate gun-trafficking
Detective Jacob Grant is conscious but remains in critical condition after he was shot while on an undercover drug sting Jan. 9
During a search officers discovered more than 28 grams of cocaine stuffed into the prosthetic leg that the suspect was wearing
The gusher of oil and money flowing from the Bakken fields has made policing more demanding and dangerous
Six packets of the drug, weighing more than six pounds, were taped to the six-propeller remote-controlled aircraft
Cop revealed himself as a police officer to a drug trafficking suspect that had produced a replica gun
13.2 pounds of heroin were discovered packed inside six magnetized cylinders under an unsuspecting traveler’s car
Sheriff’s officials say agents had apprehended four drug smugglers and were searching for another when shots were exchanged between the fifth suspect and an agent
From a ‘pregnant belly’ to a Bible, it seems there are endless nooks and crevices for drugs to hide
The footage from the Wednesday shooting shows how quickly a relatively calm arrest can turn violent
A regional narcotics unit determined a ‘stain’ found on the Bible contained about 30 to 40 hits of heroin
Officer remains in critical condition after undergoing a third surgery
Matthew Christian Cash was high on PCP when he slammed his vehicle into a cruiser and two other parked vehicles
A Florida man’s crime was written all over his shirt
College student who died after being run over by a police cruiser on Cape Cod was high on alcohol and drugs
A man believed to have killed his ex-wife and five of her relatives killed himself with a combination of drugs after the slayings
Prosecutors say Soto’s role was to monitor the delivery of 346 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipping container
A lawsuit filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma shows that at least two segments of American society are prepared to fight
27-year-old police officer recovering from surgery at Sinai Hospital with family and fellow officers at his side
Supreme Court says police are justified in making a traffic stop even if it turns out the officers are mistaken in thinking the driver broke the law
DOJ announced Thursday that Indian tribes, which are considered sovereign nations, can grow and sell pot on tribal lands
After serving time in prison, man is suing the government over what he says are permanent injuries caused by the dog
Delivery services — which are illegal — will get a single chance to stop operating
FBI and Los Angeles police led early morning raids, dubbed “Operation Resident Evil,” at more than a dozen homes
Police say an unemployed couple facing eviction admitted swiping a Salvation Army donation bucket so they could buy drugs
21-year-old man was ordered to serve 25 years in prison for shooting at police after he ran from a state trooper in 2013
Special agent suffered a head injury and a broken leg when he was hit by a suspect’s car
One suspect bit a deputy as DEA agents conducted an operation, leading to a scuffle
Suspect killed Tuesday by cop who mistook a pill bottle for a gun demonstrates the challenges agencies face at a time of unrest over police tactics
Jody “Joe” Vedepo head butted one officer in the chest, sending him to the hospital
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