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.
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“K9 Roxi was more than just a partner, she was a loyal companion who brought a sense of ... strength to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office,” Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz stated
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Ochoa was first indicted for his alleged role in the 1986 killing of Barry Seal, an American pilot who flew cocaine flights for the Medellin cartel, but became a DEA informant
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“The odor of raw cannabis strongly suggests that the cannabis is not being possessed within the parameters of Illinois law,” the ruling states
The package, delivered to a Lake Elsinore business in August, had “psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana products,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said
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“There is more work to be done for the citizens of Hillsborough County and a lot of initiatives I am committed to fulfilling,” Sheriff Chad Chronister stated
An Uber Eats driver detected an odd smell from a burrito meal he picked up and pulled over to call the police; officers posted that they are “cooking up an investigation”
“I’m totally perfect,” the driver told deputies after swerving off the road and hitting a guardrail
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Officers found found a duffel bag containing an AK-47, six handguns and hundreds of bullets, a safe with nearly 2 kilos of cocaine and $107,000 cash
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