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 law enforcement can leverage new tools to combat the fentanyl crisis
Boost officer safety while closing cases faster
This gripping account chronicles a beat cop’s relentless battle to protect his community as crack cocaine devastated Atlanta’s neighborhoods in the late 1980s
Volunteers smoked or consumed marijuana while police observed their reactions so that authorities could analyze how cannabis impairs drivers
The chief’s actions were uncovered after he sold 35 grams of cocaine and 325 tablets containing meth to a source working with the DEA
The new program will allow LEOs to leave people with naloxone kits, particularly when it might be needed in the future
Rx and Illicit Drug Summit happens April 10-13 with sessions on public safety, illicit drugs and overdose prevention
The best practice: Avoid a custodial arrest for misdemeanors not committed in the officer’s presence
Federal funding for law enforcement in 2023 will focus on reducing violent crime, combatting drug trafficking and protecting democratic institutions
The city’s response to the problems on Milton Street showcases potential solutions to entrenched public-safety problems in Portland
Dealers use many social media platforms, but Snapchat’s encrypted technology and disappearing messages make it especially hard to catch dealers
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“The residents of Lee County can rest easy,” as both suspects will both be “spending the holidays in the Marceno Motel,” said Sheriff Carmine Marceno
Some parts of Oregon have seen record seizures as police raid plantation after plantation
At least seven teenagers overdosed from pills possibly containing fentanyl this year including a 15-year-old girl, according to the LAPD
The traffic stop uncovered four pounds of crystal meth and an execution-style murder on the other side of the country
The pardon applies to convictions for possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana when the person was 21 or older
Keep the following in mind if you find yourself responding to a possible child overdose
Police also found other drugs inside a stash house, which totaled over $4.4 million in street value
The initiative would create state-regulated “healing centers” where participants can experience the drug under supervision
Officers will collect breath samples from drivers suspected of being impaired by cannabis using the breathalyzer and then sending those samples to be processed
Operation Dark Nodes led to 27 arrests and the destruction of a portion of a “transnational” drug trade
After finding the man not breathing inside a home, the officer is seen administering Narcan and performing chest compressions
This most recent offense marks the fourth time in 2022 that Stephen Joel Horton was arrested — and ninth time since 2017
The officer was hospitalized as a young boy after being given candy laced with LSD at a local fair
“There’s a belief that if you touch fentanyl that you could receive a lethal dose or you could get exposed to fentanyl to the skin ... I’ve never heard of a case of that happening.”
Raman spectroscopy can identify dangerous substances in a way that’s quick and safe
William Jones was hit with drug trafficking charges after his girlfriend’s brother was found dead from an apparent overdose in his home
The suspect tried to go through TSA screening “with several bags of candy and miscellaneous snacks with the intent of boarding a plane,” deputies said
Officers seized nearly 44 pounds of alleged liquid methamphetamine concealed within 136 condoms inside four Halloween decorations
“Never before have we seized this amount of drugs with a street-value of nearly $2 million, as well as quarter of a million dollars in cash.”
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
The president is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses
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