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DEA Announces Emergency Measure to Fight Fentanyl Variants

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will begin using emergency measures to categorize new fentanyl-like drugs as controlled substances, an effort to keep up with the rapidly evolving permutations of the powerful opioid drug.

November 13, 2017

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Undercover Officers from 2 Detroit Precincts Fight Each Other During Raid

“This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen in this department since I’ve been appointed as chief,” Chief James Craig said during a news conference this afternoon at police headquarters.

November 13, 2017

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Narcan Kit

Alden Dimensional Media

The kit holds one or two doses, nitrile gloves, and a breathing barrier.

November 6, 2017

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Narcan Kit

Alden Dimensional Media

Alden Dimensional Media's Narcan Kit is a purpose-built carry solution for Narcan nasal spray.

October 26, 2017

Special Units

AG Sessions, Speaking at IACP, Vows to 'Dismantle' International MS-13 Gang

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday formally designated the criminal gang MS-13 as a priority for federal law enforcement, vowing to use agencies ranging from the FBI to Homeland Security and the IRS to dismantle it.

October 23, 2017

Special Units

Video: Police Say Las Vegas Safer After Operation Cripples Area Gang

Las Vegas-area police and federal law enforcement agencies have crippled a longtime area gang, indicting most of its members in a state racketeering case, the first in Nevada targeting an entire organization, authorities said.

October 20, 2017

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TN Deputy 'OK' After Being Dragged During Bust

Hamblen County, TN, Deputy Bradley Gilmer, a narcotics investigator, escaped injury Thursday after he was dragged for about 30 feet down South Cumberland Street by an alleged crystal-meth dealer who was making an impromptu, high-speed getaway, authorities say.

October 20, 2017

Training

Narcan: Help for Heroin Overdoses

Officers are increasingly being tasked with administering Narcan in heroin overdose cases. Learn what departments need to know before adding this life-saving drug to officers' duty bags.

October 16, 2017

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Video: FL Police Find 2 Women Overdosed in Van with 2 Infants in Back

Police in Boynton Beach, FL, have released disturbing video of two women they say overdosed in a van with two babies inside.

October 16, 2017

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More Police in Canada Bringing Fentanyl Manslaughter Charges

Several forces and prosecutors across Canada are now laying manslaughter charges against those who allegedly supplied fentanyl to people who overdosed and died.

October 11, 2017

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NY Officer's Death Attributed to Herbal Supplement

Matt Dana was known around Tupper Lake, NY, as a promising young police sergeant who worked hard to root out narcotics dealers. So it came as a shock to friends and co-workers when he died suddenly this summer and an autopsy attributed it to an overdose.

October 2, 2017

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Fentanyl Bust Was Largest In NYC History, Officials Say

Two combined federal and local narcotics investigations in recent weeks netted the largest haul of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl in New York City history, disrupting what officials said Monday were retail drug operations trafficking throughout the metropolitan area.

September 20, 2017