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.
Public safety leaders need to evaluate the impact of executive orders and policy pronouncements on their departments and communities
Trump’s Executive Order expands law enforcement’s authority, granting access to new tools and resources for countering cartel-driven narcotics operations
Recruitment, the opioid epidemic, climate change and mental health challenges are just as significant for police officers now as they were in the heat of the campaign
The other wounded officer was discharged from the hospital over the weekend
Lawyers argued their client’s Second Amendment right was violated by law that makes it illegal for “unlawful users of controlled substances” to possess firearms
The suspect fled on foot from officers as they were trying to handcuff him following the discovery of narcotics in his car
A new seven-page policy stipulates that officers receive fire department training on how to administer it
In the first year after the new approach took effect, only 1% of people who received citations for possessing controlled substances sought help
Deputy Brad Stogdon was driving home after shift when he noticed a vehicle driving erratically on a highway
More than the use of a spotlight, what the officer didn’t do weighed against creating a detention
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
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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.”
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