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.
As with all high-risk law enforcement activities, training and preparation is essential
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
Twenty months after voters legalized recreational cannabis for adults over 21, Washington state’s first few licensed pot shops opened for business Tuesday
A Texas hospital and its emergency room physicians have reached a $1.1M settlement with a New Mexico woman who sued them and U.S. customs officials
Girl approached police June 6 after becoming concerned about the health of her dog after her parents’ daily use would fill the house with smoke — making her and the pet sick
Department of Justice says seven Colombians have been extradited to the United States to face charges related to the 2013 stabbing death of a U.S. drug agent
From Colorado and Washington state to California and Hawaii, police are being sued by people who want their marijuana back after prosecutors chose not to charge them
A former British Columbia RCMP officer has co-invented a marijuana breathalyzer he hopes will eventually be used to catch intoxicated motorists
Tavish Smith wiggled out of her handcuffs, reached into the front seat and stole the sandwich bag the trooper found in her car
Residents were evacuated from about two dozen apartments Sunday
Nabbing the bad guys was only part of the challenge facing federal officials who shut down an illegal marijuana garden growing on U.S. rangeland
Officials at Newark Liberty International Airport have confiscated a batch of cookies with a street value of more than $50,000
The tally is more than double the eight Long Island agencies that requested nearly 200 kits of the antidote Narcan
Video shows an “obvious marijuana grow operation”
Suspect was arrested after attacking an off-duty officer and staff at a medical center, where he was taken after exhibiting bizarre behavior
A firefighter and a battalion chief are accused of warning drug dealers about raids
Man arrested during a traffic stop was accused of cooking methamphetamine inside his apartment at the facility for seniors
Man who weighs about 450 pounds faces multiple charges after sheriff’s deputies say he hid cocaine and 23 grams of marijuana under his “stomach fat”
Pot’s growing acceptance is complicating the task of determining when kids are in danger
A 2-year-old Supreme Court decision has caused more confusion than clarity on how police may track the whereabouts of criminal suspects
In methamphetamine’s seedy underworld, traffickers are disguising the drug as a liquid to smuggle it into the United States from Mexico
The incident happened Wednesday as the helicopter was patrolling as part of the Georgia Governor’s Marijuana Eradication Task Force
Thousands of officers will soon be carrying Narcan to help deal with the recent spike in heroin overdoses
Sonja Gardner told officers she decided to drown her daughters in the bathtub after they asked her for snacks
One message read “silver or lead” in Spanish, a threat heard in Mexico signifying pay up or get shot
Arranging evidence burns can be tricky because rules are different everywhere, allowing more leeway in some places than others
The bizarre incident occurred on May 13
Massachusetts police say a man blew through a stop sign and also blew a cloud of marijuana smoke when he was pulled over
