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.
West Virginia’s opioid crisis sparks launch of initiatives to support mental and physical health among fire and police personnel
DEA Special Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena were responsible for the downfall and capture of the world’s first narco-terrorist
Legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists
Business co-owner called 911 and told the dispatcher not to send police
An internal investigation is underway because of the deputy’s use of force
Officers struggled with the suspect as he attempted to escape from the back of a cruiser
Suspects took the baggies and “exchanged a kiss” to pass the drugs from one to another
Dispatcher tells him she doesn’t have a clue
The Portland Police Bureau and a growing number of agencies are pressing into sites like Facebook and Twitter
An Indiana man whose age, white hair and folksy style helped conceal his role as a drug courier was sentenced Wednesday — his 90th birthday — to three years in federal prison
DEA on Wednesday broadened its national crackdown on synthetic drug manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers
Police and fire officials are grappling with how to respond, as the questionable legality of the process has made it difficult to punish amateur chemists
Police received a call Wednesday about a man reportedly on meth acting strangely in front of a 7-Eleven
Florida law enforcement authorities are set to begin a public awareness campaign to fight the effort to legalize medicinal marijuana
Officer who obtained a search warrant was present when it was executed, but wasn’t able to stop deputies before they entered
The Obama administration is encouraging many nonviolent federal prisoners to apply for early release — and expecting thousands to take up the offer
The 2010 theft — believed to be the largest in the state’s history — included thousands of boxes of Zyprexa, Cymbalta, Prozac, Gemzar and other drugs
The presence of non-impairing marijuana compounds in a person’s body isn’t a justification for authorities to prosecute under DUI laws, court ruled
An undercover officer was shot during a shootout in a New Jersey shopping center parking lot Tuesday
Dallas police arrested a man and woman on drug charges Sunday after a traffic stop turned up methamphetamine
A state appeals court ruled the stop was impermissible because state law only required a car to have one functioning brake light
Portable device offers a forensic lab in the palm of your hand
Anthony Shackelford was pulled over for a traffic violation and caught with crack cocaine
5 officers have been stripped of their duties after dash cam footage proves they lied on the witness stand, bringing dozens of other cases into question
A Denver man accused of killing his wife while she was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher ate marijuana-infused candy before the attack
Chief said smokers aren’t a big concern for police
Mother is facing 7 felony charges and 1 misdemeanor after police say she led them on a high-speed pursuit with her daughter in her lap
Attorney General Eric Holder has urged first responders to use an overdose-reversal drug to help save lives amid a nationwide resurgence in heroin abuse
