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.
Identifying and diverting ‘super-utilizers’ saves on resources, reduces jail overcrowding
Officers can literally scan the contents of bags and bottles to find out what’s inside, enhancing safety for themselves and those around them
This month, we asked our readers a series of questions about the medical gear they carry, the training they’ve received and the lifesaving measures they’ve taken on the job
That’s how many officers are dedicated to full-time narcotics interdiction on the tangled highways of the part of Southern California where I work
35-year-old Sonja Farak was charged with evidence tampering, drug possession as well
Retail sale of “recreational pot” officially began this week in Colorado — does this mark the beginning of an inevitable slide toward legal marijuana from coast to coast across the United States?
Ryan Lee Carroll sold synthetic marijuana and shipped it across the U.S. from his Fort Myers home with two other men
As Colorado prepares to be the first in the nation to allow recreational pot sales, opening Jan. 1, hopeful retailers are investing their fortunes into the legal recreational pot world
Two officers were charged with the death of a mentally ill homeless man in a violent arrest in 2011
Randy Jesus Valdivia was caught in Marion Township transporting about 20 pounds of marijuana in large boxes wrapped as Christmas presents
Because the stop was illegally prolonged, the evidence (6 pieces of crack cocaine) was suppressed
Police arrested 32-year-old Amy Seiber and charged her with possession
The couple claimed chicken wings started their kitchen fire, but an investigation proved otherwise
A bomb squad and HazMat were called in to inspect a package atop a rail car that turned out to be 2 kilos of marijuana
Troopers say they smelled marijuana and found more than 4 pounds of a white powdery substance in the car
Alan G. Hampton took off with the officer hanging out the window, prompting the officer to fire his gun
John Vincent, 25, admitted to having a hypodermic needle and spoon in his car but promised that was all
She put two other officers at risk when she blew their covers to a suspected drug dealer
The D.C. Council is poised to approve a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot
The pumpkins were unusually heavy so they were scanned using an X-ray scanner
Love Olatunjiojo, 25, had purchased the treat at a candy store when he was stopped and searched by police
Police worry that because the drug is cheap and easy to make, it could put officers and first responders at great risk
Annie Dookhan is charged with obstruction of justice, perjury and other counts for allegedly faking test results, tampering with evidence and ignoring testing protocols
The two had sold prescription drugs to an undercover narcotics officer moments before the pursuit began
A man suspected of dealing methamphetamine resisted arrest, punching an officer before he was subdued
4 more officers were recovering from wounds suffered in the shootout in a town near Guadalajara
Police found a fresh syringe and suspected heroin in the man’s vehicle, an officer suffered minor injuries from the collision
Earlier this month, police confiscated chess gear, tables and chairs at the site they say attracted illegal gambling and drug sales
58-year-old woman, her family dealt the drug from 5 houses on her street; raid by officers last year shut down operation
29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht was arrested for running a secret drug website that is believed to have brokered more than $1 billion in transactions
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