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.
Law enforcement agencies need better resources to respond to the opioid crisis without sacrificing officer safety
What can we learn from the case of a Utah detective who was fired for mistakenly trying to compel warrantless blood draw? The Supreme Court provides the answers.
While some headway has been made recently with a decline in overdose deaths, our “allies” in our efforts have become part of the problem
A detective received the text message on his new cellphone about marijuana for sale
An Oklahoma man ended his drug-fueled crime spree Monday with some choice words for kids
The imposter questioned why the detective had multiple cell phones, then demanded he hand over any drugs
A former police chief in a New Mexico border town collected more than $2,000 a month from the Juarez Cartel
The suitcases came from Caracas aboard an Air France flight to Paris, didn’t match any passengers on board
The FBI says Newton County sheriff’s Deputy Darrell Mathis showed up in his police car in uniform when he sold marijuana
A pharma-training partnership helps train cops to spot and stop prescription drug crime in their jurisdiction
K-9 Ozzie had graduated from a K-9 police school just one day before sniffing out heroin in a vehicle
Deputy Chief David Quinones said starting a riot over a petty offense wasn’t worth it
A female authority grew suspicious to the woman’s strange reaction when asked how far along the baby was
The pastor is also the mayor and police chief, and does not regret using the bus for the drug bust
The frames were delivered to a Pa. store from Mexico, and were hollowed out and filled with the drug
Daniel R. Ricketts nearly decapitated himself when he drove through the trap on his ATV
For at least 6 years, federal drug agents have had near-immediate access to billions of phone records dating back decades
As long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property, the Justice Dept. will allow it
David Wayne Jordan, 36, later claimed he had been aiming at a squirrel, but couldn’t explain the marijuana
Hidden plantations that are cultivated by organized drug cartels are guarded by armed groups of illegal immigrants and worth millions of dollars
The 23-year-old man was arrested on a slew of charges and held on $1M bail
The remote area near the Jalisco state border has suffered a wave of violence for most of this year, as self-defense groups have risen up to battle the Knights Templar, which controls the territory with killings and extortion
Officers will distribute one-ounce bags of nacho-cheese chips with educational information affixed to them about the state’s new legal pot law
Police followed a blood trail to an apartment containing 23 kilograms of ecstasy powder
More than 200 other officers around the state have been trained to recognize impaired drivers in the wake of changed marijuana laws
Announcement is part of a comprehensive prison reform package which will also include alternatives to prison for non-violent offenders
In the U.S., outrage grew over this week’s surprise decision to overturn Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero’s conviction in the notorious killing