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 court explains the duration of a traffic stop depends on the mission of the stop, making the officer’s actions in this case reasonable
The court determines if officers had reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation in this drug interdiction case
The court decides if investigators had a reasonable basis for the search warrant, establishing probable cause
U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Mexico’s violent Jalisco New Generation cartel a day after the gang mounted a bloody ambush
Customs officials at Kennedy International Airport say they discovered shrink-wrapped cylinders in the underwear of a Colombian man
Death is raising questions about the use of young, low-level drug offenders as confidential informants
Officers donned FedEx uniforms and delivered the package themselves
The proposals came after an increase in home fires and blasts linked to homemade hash oil
Alerted to trouble, a deputy could zoom in, pan left or right, or tilt the camera angle
President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentences of nearly two dozen drug convicts, including eight serving life
Law enforcement agencies around the country must learn from the impacts of Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana so they are prepared for similar legislation in their own communities.
Police are concerned about the effects of the increasingly popular pot candies, cookies and other edibles that can be exponentially more potent than a joint
Fresno’s deputy police chief was among four people arrested on federal drug charges, including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and heroin
Barney, a black Labrador mix, suffered seizures and his body temperature shot up to 109 degrees after he came into contact with the drugs
The police took marijuana and impounded a Dodge Dakota and a Jeep Liberty on Friday
According to Troy Gielish, an instructor for the California Narcotics Officers Association, “Molly” can be any number of 100 different chemicals
One law enforcement group called it America’s most dangerous park for two years straight after drug smugglers gunned down a ranger
State police say a Wal-Mart employee alerted police after seeing a man he described as suspicious enter the restroom
Police texted the man, who appeared at the victim’s home a short time later with heroine and cocaine
Husband-and-wife meth users disarmed an officer and a sheriff’s deputy then forced them to their knees before the husband was killed in a struggle
Four officers grappled with the suspect while he kicked and spit before they were able to get him into a cruiser
Some of the pot bales that suspects tossed out of an SUV during a high-speed pursuit got picked up by passing vehicles
Robert D. Collins was charged with two misdemeanor counts alleging improper use of the 911 system and possession of drug paraphernalia
The sheriffs from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska say that Colorado’s 2012 marijuana legalization vote violates federal law
Mexican police and soldiers on Wednesday arrested the man widely considered to be the most important leader of the Zetas drug cartel
Officers found the plastic sour cream container during a search of his car, and the driver acknowledged that the pot belonged to him
Gomez and his accomplices were arrested without a shot fired, after a months-long intelligence stakeout
Proposition 47 downgraded drug possession and minor thefts to misdemeanors
Defied threats from Congress and moved forward Thursday with legalizing possession of marijuana after a voter-approved initiative
It will soon be legal to grow small amounts of marijuana at home and smoke it on private property in the nation’s capital
Anchorage police officers are ready to start handing out $100 fines to make sure taking a toke remains something to be done behind closed doors
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