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.
How advanced detection tools are empowering the fight against this rising and deadly threat
Chalino Sanchez’s music quickly became the anthem of Sinaloan drug culture
The 8th Circuit ruled in U.S. v. Hamber that an officer lawfully extended a stop to frisk a sleeping driver in a high-crime area
“We can’t make the problem totally go away, but we want to help local law enforcement in every way that we can”
K-9 Bosco, who has been on the job for 6 months, keyed in on the soda machine and found 15 pounds of heroin, a kilogram of fentanyl and a rifle inside
The deputy saw a torn open baggie on the suspect’s lap with “small white flakes consistent with cocaine scattered across his shorts and on his face and beard”
“I’m proud of the CHP and CalGuard’s lifesaving efforts to shut down the Tenderloin’s poison pipeline and hold drug traffickers accountable,” Gov. Newsom said
“It is incredible the amount of drugs being seized at the border.”
LEOs interviewed said the law decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs is ineffective and they believe it negatively affects public safety
The DEA had been investigating two men for suspected drug trafficking and installed a tracking device on their car
The other driver involved in the crash had taken a video of the suspect earlier; deputies gave the suspect time to explain before a K-9 found a bag with drugs
The trooper intercepted 4 kilos worth of fentanyl after pulling over a driver for erratic driving and crossing the center line multiple times
Under the law, the sale of drug paraphernalia, such as glass tubes for smoking fentanyl, is a civil infraction. But possession is not banned
The bipartisan agreement would avoid making the state the second in the U.S. to decriminalize the possession of controlled substances
People with small amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and LSD are subject to non-criminal violations and given the choice to call a statewide hotline or pay a $100 fine
Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer that can cause human tissue to rot and lead to amputations
The career criminal with 58 felony convictions threatened law enforcement and bail bondsmen in a tense standoff that ended in gunfire
San Francisco saw over 200 overdose deaths, more than half from fentanyl, from January to March, a 40% increase over the same time last year
“Our message to criminals on the dark web is this: You can try to hide in the furthest reaches of the internet, but the Justice Department will find you and hold you accountable for your crimes”
A temporary law expires on July 1, so if lawmakers fail to pass a bill, Washington would become the second state to decriminalize drug possession
Not long after the crate was delivered, the man whose name was on the shipment showed up looking for the crate and was arrested
The K-9 officer was named in honor of deputies Isaiah Cordero and Darnell Calhoun, who were both killed within a two-week span
An investigation is underway into how a suspect involved in the shooting of three officers was released from jail
Undercover deputies with a California sheriff’s department had met with the suspect for the drug sale, and the suspect later drove away
During a traffic stop, officers noticed a passenger stuffing something into his Taco Bell bag
The union and 19 community groups are appealing to a federal judge to be heard before the city finalizes the Safehouse deal
Mayor Ted Wheeler ordered the patrols in response to a large number of overdoses around the abandoned building
Joanne Marian Segovia used her work computer to order synthetic opioids and at least once used the union’s UPS account to ship the drugs within the country
Two of the three officers shot during an undercover fentanyl drug investigation have been released from the hospital
Chief: “That’s the one thing that keeps me up at night. How I’m putting young men and women at risk every night”
Joanne Marian Segovia was arrested in an ongoing investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substances to the Bay Area from abroad
Mayor Brandon Scott: “This strategy works and it works for a reason”
States with legal recreational cannabis markets had a 10% increase in MVA deaths
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