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 4-foot creation violated the one-ounce California law, so officers confiscated it
Other members of the crew impersonated cops to steal drug money
Mexican drug cartels are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States
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The men lit up in a car while they waited for a friend who was picking up paperwork for an impounded car
Most bars are steering clear of allowing pot use at least until officials come up with rules for the new weed industry
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot bring drug-sniffing K-9s onto a suspect’s property without a warrant
Increased use of gas as recreational drug has spurred fatal car accidents, more; over 350 parties broken up since school year began
Training has changed for the marijuana-sniffing K-9s of Washington state
The boy told police each adult was trying to help the other battle a drug addiction; he’s now in county welfare custody
The man, who was using PCP, stole his girlfriend’s child and darted across the highway; the child was unharmed
Officers smelled homemade methamphetamine coming from a garage and when they tried speaking to someone inside, a car busted through the door
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Police found a loaded handgun coming from the woman’s vagina and a bag of meth in her buttocks during a cavity search
Jalisco state police say officers found precursor chemicals probably used to manufacture methamphetamine
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The man was arrested for outstanding warrants, but police found much more in the processing room
I propose to you that there is a difference between a full-time K-9 officer and a full-time interdiction officer who happens to be a certified dog handler
The Supreme Court decision in Florida v. Harris reaffirms the value of detector dog teams as drug interdiction tools and gently reminds courts across the nation of the time-honored principles of probable cause to search
She appeared to be drugs, and casually said ‘hi’ when police walked in on the act
Suspects will exhibit the same nervous mannerisms with a stolen safe in the trunk as they would with a spare tire filled with cocaine
They were given marijuana and a closed course to test their driving skills in wake of law changes
Police do not have to extensively document a drug-sniffing dog’s reliability in the field to uphold its work in court
The man had bashed a pastor repeatedly with a guitar, and stopped breathing after he was arrested
Starting next month, people who get picked up on charges of having a small amount of marijuana will be released with desk appearance tickets
The prosecutor said the incident reflects the growing problem of drug cartels operating across the border
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, leader of Sinaloa cartel, is ‘the new Al Capone’ of Chicago, says DEA’s top official in the area
Agents learned from someone associated with the gang that officers were accepting cash payments to provide drug deal protection
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