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Patrol
El Paso Mayor Vetoes Resolution Asking for Debate on Legalizing Drugs
El Paso Mayor John Cook on Tuesday vetoed a unanimously supported resolution from City Council asking the federal government to seriously study the legalization of narcotics as a way to respond to the plague of violence that last year killed 1,600 people in Juárez, Mexico.
January 6, 2009
Patrol
K-9s Would Have to be Killed if Illinois Legalizes Pot, Official Says
Legalizing marijuana in Illinois could lead to possible euthanasia or early retirement for law enforcement K-9s in the state already trained to sniff out the drug, according to Macon County officials.
May 9, 2018
Patrol
It's Time to Get Tough on Drugs, America
If we want to dry up the market, we have to make the penalties for drug possession more than a hand slap.
November 2, 2010
Patrol
Legalizing Marijuana: Chronic Confusion
Some cops say marijuana is not benign; it's a gateway drug that leads users to harder narcotics. Others say policing its use and sale wastes precious law enforcement resources.
May 31, 2009
Patrol
Former California Cops Endorse Marijuana Legalization
The members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) voiced their support for Proposition 19 at a press conference in West Hollywood on Monday.
September 15, 2010
Patrol
LE Groups Oppose California's Marijuana Legalization Measure
California's marijuana legalization proposition is facing increasing opposition from the Obama administration, including a visit to the state by the drug czar to urge voters to oppose it.
October 23, 2010
Patrol
Colo. Voters Will Consider Legalizing Marijuana
Colorado voters will decide this fall whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use when the state becomes the second in the nation to put such a proposal on ballots this year.
February 27, 2012
Gangs
Legalizing America's Addictions Won't Cure Crime
It is this use of illicit drugs that first seduces young men into the criminal underworld and later makes the gangs the principal purveyors of this genocidal poison. Profits derived from this drug trafficking finances and arms these gangs for wars with rivals, and it connects them with international drug trafficking organizations.
August 16, 2010
Special Units
Finding a Cure for a Cancer
Drug money is so corrupting that the drug lords have bribed both police and soldiers at the highest levels of the Mexican government.
February 28, 2009
Patrol
Impact of California Law Legalizing Off-Duty Marijuana Use for Cops
Under a new California law, AB 2188, law enforcement officers are among workers who are protected against employer discipline or termination for using marijuana. But there are times when the new law could conflict with the 1968 Gun Control Act.
February 29, 2024
Special Units
Cancer Treatments: Battling Cartels
One thing is clear about the battle against the Mexican cartels: Your strategy for countering it tends to reflect your personal world view. And regardless of where you work on this continent, Mexican drug cartels present a great danger to you as an American law enforcement officer.
April 30, 2009
Patrol
Two Men Arrested After Vehicle Search Finds Drugs in Bag Marked "Bag Full of Drugs"
Two men were arrested in Santa Rosa County, FL, recently after law enforcement officers said they found illegal drugs in a bag labeled "Bag Full of Drugs."
February 5, 2020
Special Units
Club Drugs
The sale of club drugs such as ecstacy and LSD has been adopted as a way to fund the personal lifestyles of businessminded gang members. There is some evidence to support the fact that older, mobile gang members are now involved in the sale of these drugs as well.
March 31, 2002
Special Units
Hidden Drugs In Vehicle 'Traps'
These hidden compartments for cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine were discovered during "Project Deliverance," a multi-agency operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration from its Special Operations Division center near D.C.
July 5, 2010
Patrol
Truth About Drugs Information Kit
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August 23, 2016
Procedures & Policies
How To Test for Drugs
Presumptive tests allow officers to quickly detect and identify illicit drugs in the field.
May 13, 2019
Patrol
NAACP: End 'Flawed' War on Drugs
NAACP delegates approved a resolution that sets out to outline "the facts about the failed drug war" and points out that the U.S. spends over $40 billion annually to lock up "low-level drug offenders, mostly from communities of color," according to the group.
July 26, 2011
Special Units
Smugglers Launched Drugs from Cannon
U.S. Border Patrol agents say smugglers have come up with yet another creative way to get drugs in the country—a cannon.
December 11, 2012
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