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.
An increase in state law enforcement personnel to address the ongoing public safety crisis within Alameda County yields positive results in a short period
The U.S. southern border is being protected by a small band of deputies and police who are the front line of defense for every community in the nation
This new program helps people in small places who have a big idea shape that concept into something concrete – and they want more cops and corrections on board
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Researchers said the new tool, oral fluid testing, would be cheaper for law enforcement agencies, require less training and allow investigators to determine a driver’s impairment through minimally invasive methods
“Naloxone is a necessary tool ... it should be available and accessible in as many places as possible, in the same way we have fire extinguishers and defibrillators in case of emergencies,” council member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam said
“[Laws decriminalizing drug use are] having a negative impact on public safety. That’s the message I want to get out there,” El Cajon PD Chief Mike Moulton said
NYPD
Mayor Eric Adams intends to create a new task force led by the city’s newly-instated director of the office of nightlife rather than the NYPD
“Our K-9 teams are an invaluable component of our counter-narcotics operations, providing a reliable and unequalled mobile detection capability,” said the Otay Mesa Port director
In just six years, fentanyl has become the prominent driver of opioid overdose deaths, going from causing about 20% of fatal opioid ODs in 2016 to causing almost all of them — 92% — in 2022
Of those surveyed, 74% worry they will become crime victims, 90% are dissatisfied with the state of public safety and 71% said the city needs more officers
“We’re really trying to get [other departments] to try to adopt that model of responding to these overdoses, taking them seriously and starting the investigation from that night,” Chief Karl Oakman said
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department were among the agencies involved in the year-long investigation
The neighborhoods that had the injection sites experienced a dip in 911 calls related to crime and medical emergencies, but saw a slight increase in complaints around drug activity
“We don’t believe a return to incarceration is the answer, but restoring a misdemeanor for possession with diversion opportunities is critically important,” said Jason Edmiston, chief of police in the city of Hermiston
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A letter states that legislation that decriminalized personal hard drug possession did not take the fentanyl crisis into account as a public health and safety issue
“They tried to treat us with fentanyl, and we tricked them with an arrest,” Sheriff Grady Judd said during a Halloween press conference
Twenty-eight people were charged with selling drugs in October – nearly half the number of all drug selling charges last year
K-9 Rocco found 498 pounds of marijuana in what police Chief Geoffery Farr said is the largest K-9 drug bust in Blue Island history
A recruitment report will suggest initiating high school and college pipeline programs, as well as modernizing the recruitment process for faster onboarding
They also found another handgun and a sawed-off shotgun, along with methamphetamine, Xanax, cocaine and fentanyl
The suspect was charged with aggravated assault on an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest
The Rigaku CQL Narc-ID 1064 nm Raman analyzer enables users to scan through translucent packaging and identify dirty or mixed substances at the point of need
FBI
The FBI and its partners executed 4,000 arrests and 2,500 drug seizures and dismantled over 50 violent organizations
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office asked for the ex-deputy’s bail to be increased, citing his potential flight risk due to possible ties with a Mexican drug cartel
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The law makes public possession a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail for the first two offenses and up to a year for additional offenses
The interdictions of this dynamic duo to date include 153 pounds of cocaine, 122 pounds of heroin and an astounding 943 pounds of fentanyl
Enrique Sanchez-Arias was booked into the Sonoma County jail on suspicion of felony possession and transportation of a controlled substance
The 13 tons of pills were hidden in a shipment of doors and home décor panels
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