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.
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The trial court ruled there may not have been probable cause, but if there was not, the good faith exception applied to save the search
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
Fugitive mixed martial arts fighter War Machine was arrested Friday in California on suspicion of beating his ex-girlfriend so severely she feared for her life
Keeping your kids away from drugs is a tough road, but it’s important to talk to them about drugs before someone else does
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that sending troops to the border will defend not just his home state but the entire nation from “narco-terrorists”
When the officer approached the car, he saw that the kitten had a rope tied tightly around its neck
The Guard troops will be armed for self-defense and trained to avoid confrontation with border crossers as they help back up federal border agents
Police say the boys were found with drug paraphernalia and more than 2 pounds of the unspecified drug used to make the brownies
After the detective tested positive for cocaine, he insisted that the drug had been unwittingly absorbed into his blood through an erection-enhancing cream
July 25 pursuit led to the death of a 21-year-old man
The officer indicated he used a coin toss in one instance to decide who would be cited
The police officers once held a suspect over an 18th floor balcony and used a steel bar to beat someone else in the head
Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said a “full deployment of military resources” to the U.S.-Mexico border is needed to address the illegal-immigration issues he witnessed
As the officer started to place the suspect under arrest, he began fighting the cop and reentered his vehicle – dragging the officer for a few feet as he sped off
Analysis of the first six months of enforcement under new marijuana laws finds homeless people and African-American males are most likely to be ticketed for public pot use
The officer, and her partner, tried to arrest several people for smoking marijuana in East Harlem on Sunday
May be eligible for early release under a cost-cutting proposal adopted Friday that would dramatically reduce the nation’s prison population
A decade ago, Jose Hernandez got a DUI in Richmond. He cut a deal with police to dismiss his case if he worked as an informant
A man caught on video spraying gunfire into a crowd outside a nightclub, injuring five people, was ordered held on $1M bail Monday while insisting he was defending himself
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