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• Book excerpt: Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar

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  Legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists

• What law enforcement needs to know about drug diversion

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  As drug diversion escalates within healthcare, how can police improve response and communication with hospitals?

• Colo. man arrested, told police he was making 'healthy meth substance'

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  Meth with acai berries is still a life-destroying drug, police said

• Houston sees 50% rise in homicides; police point to interrupted drug trade

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  “The same buses, trains, planes that transport people, transport drugs. There’s less movement right now. You see drug dealers fighting over territory and the supply”

• Calif. officer, K9 find nearly $1M dumped on road during pursuit

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  The cash was apparently intended to buy marijuana

• Compassion fatigue: The hidden danger of concurrent national public health emergencies

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  Training, mental health resources are essential to support first responders facing both the opioid crisis and COVID-19 outbreak

• Judge rules forced catheterizations unconstitutional

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  South Dakota cops cannot rely on involuntary catheterization to obtain urine samples from suspects, judge ruled

• Breaking the cycle of frequent repeat offenders

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  Identifying and diverting ‘super-utilizers’ saves on resources, reduces jail overcrowding

• How a handheld analyzer eliminates the need for narcotics officers to open suspicious packages

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  Officers can literally scan the contents of bags and bottles to find out what’s inside, enhancing safety for themselves and those around them

• Police: Iowa woman drove to station, asked officers to test her meth for COVID-19

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  The 53-year-old woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance after officers searched her vehicle

• Nearly $30M worth of drugs seized from cross-border tunnel discovered in San Diego

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  The 2,000-foot-long tunnel started in Tijuana and had reinforced walls, ventilation, lighting and an underground rail system

• Border officers seize 690 pounds of meth — largest seizure in Ariz. port history

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  The drugs were hidden under the floor of a tractor trailer loaded with vegetables

• Mo. sheriffs seek changes in bail, parole policies

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  The sheriffs argued community safety was in danger due to 'catch and release' practices by the Missouri Department of Corrections

• Feds arrest over 600 alleged Mexican cartel members

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  Agents culminated a six-month investigation into the CNJG gang with high-level arrests that brought investigators closer to finding the gang's leader

• Detroit police official: Drug unit probe could endanger convictions

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  The investigation is looking into 10 years of activity by drug cops and has so far identified at least a half-dozen possibly false affidavits

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