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.
Paramount in the grand jury’s findings was that although the warrant contained a ‘no-knock’ provision, it was not served in that manner
Video series educates law enforcement about opioids, substance abuse and resources
West Virginia’s opioid crisis sparks launch of initiatives to support mental and physical health among fire and police personnel
An agent from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency was shot in the elbow Monday morning as he and other agents were serving a search warrant
36-year-old man was found unresponsive Friday in a holding cell at a Border Patrol checkpoint between Carlsbad, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas
Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it’s not operating any more fake profile pages as part of ongoing investigations
Set up account using photos and other personal information of woman arrested in drug case to trick friends and associates into revealing drug secrets
At one point, the dispatcher noted that she could hear a bubbling sound as if something was cooking
If officers don’t take the right steps to ensure their personal safety on scene of a BHO lab, they can find themselves the next victims in a BHO explosion
A case from NC turns on whether an officer’s mistaken belief about a state law still can justify a traffic stop that led to the discovery of cocaine
The scouts use solar panels, encrypted radios and cellphones to warn smugglers when police or agents get close
Local police are upset that they were denied access to information about the case; county police are investigating the theft charges
Man was angry about a pot possession arrest when he drove a tractor over six cruisers and a van owned by the Orleans County Sheriffs’ Department in 2012
Two men were dressed in black SWAT team gear and one was wearing a sheriff’s office uniform armed with a handgun
Suspect’s attorney wants the charge dismissed because he doesn’t expect Darren Wilson, who didn’t attend the preliminary hearing, to show up in court
2010 cavity search did turn up cocaine, and the suspect was charged with a federal drug crime
High school handed out marijuana-laced lollipops to classmates at her high school, and one student was hospitalized
Suspect filmed the incident on cell phone camera and later uploaded it to YouTube with claims of police harassment
Most tickets were issued by a single police officer who disagrees with the legal pot law
After the agent entered the parked vehicle and inspected the drugs, the suspects brandished an AK-47 and a pistol
Jack Riley, 56, has been named the DEA’s new chief of operations — considered the federal agency’s No. 3 position
22-year-old was found with marijuana, cocaine and LSD hidden inside a stuffed animal dressed in an anti-drug T-shirt
About 1K officers fanned out across city’s downtown to search dozens of businesses suspected of taking bulk cash funneled by drug cartels for clothing exported to Mexico
Police arrested a man for drugs after he pocket-dialed 911 and dispatchers heard him talking about getting high and going to a drug dealer’'s house
Arrests included 15 juveniles, ages 11-16, of the predominantly young gang that is responsible for a summer crime wave
18-year veteran officer was hit in his vest after approaching two suspects parked in a vehicle
Man’s death was ruled a homicide on Friday by the city medical examiner’s office, which cited physical restraint by police as a factor, along with severe intoxication from the hallucinogenic drug PCP, heart disease and obesity
45-year-old was high on PCP and had been acting erratic in a taxi when officers responding to a 911 call restrained him. He was headed to a hospital when he went into cardiac arrest and died
With the 5-4 vote, the liberal-leaning Santa Fe, known for its arts market and tourist draws, joined the national movement to change marijuana laws
Agent Geniel Amaro-Fantauzzi, 35, was conducting a narcotics investigation in a housing complex when a man opened fire
Departments cannot use a shield of immunity to protect them from millions of dollars in civil rights claims arising from a 2008 tactical-team raid that killed a man and injured a homeowner
Man with the last name Stoner is facing drug charges after police found more than $10K worth of pot plants at his home
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