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Video: First Dog Certified to Sniff Out Prescription Drugs Has Died

K-9 Kash, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, was diagnosed with cancer late last year but continued to work until July. He was the first in the United States certified to sniff out prescription drugs.

November 17, 2015

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First Dog Certified to Sniff Out Prescription Drugs Has Died

K-9 Kash, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, was diagnosed with cancer late last year but continued to work until July. He was the first in the United States certified to sniff out prescription drugs. More Here.

November 17, 2015

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Will Crime Rise If More People Are Kept Out of Prison?

With some already saying that crime may be rising, are we moving too fast to embrace limits on incarceration, such as diversion programs and drug courts? Could such measures actually increase the risk of crime?

October 29, 2015

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Judge Defends Sending Accused NYPD Officer's Killer to Rehab Instead of Jail

The Manhattan judge who pushed the sweetheart deal that let an accused cop killer go to drug rehab instead of prison defended his decision Wednesday — saying “I don’t get a crystal ball when I get a robe.”

October 23, 2015

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Major Drug Tunnel Found on US-Mexico Border in California

Mexican authorities said Thursday they seized about 10 tons of marijuana in an elaborate tunnel with a rail car system that extended well into San Diego and was designed to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Tijuana.

October 22, 2015

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Man Charged with Tuesday Murder of NYPD Officer was Out of Jail on Diversion Program at Time of Shooting

Commissioner Bratton questioned why the suspect in the police shooting was diverted to a drug program after his arrest last year as part of a group of 19 violent drug dealers operating in an East Harlem apartment complex.

October 22, 2015

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Chicago Police Find $200K Worth of Drugs at Traffic Stop

Chicago police found more than $200,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana after a traffic stop in the South Loop, police said.

October 16, 2015

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Cross-border Tunnels: What Lies Beneath

The Nogales Tunnel Task Force, headed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, was established in 2011 and is made up of personnel from CBP, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and state and local agencies.

October 8, 2015

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New York Sergeant Dies Searching for Pot Growing Operation

Meier, 51, and a fellow Crawford officer were investigating a tip that someone was growing marijuana back in a section of fields and woods on old farmland accessible only by a dirt road when he fell ill.

September 18, 2015

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Louisiana Deputies Exchange Fire with Drug Suspects

When officers made eye contact with the individuals, deputies said they began to act suspiciously. As the officers drove around the block to approach the subjects through the open lot, they saw two of the males walking away from them on James Drive. The subjects turned into an alley between James Drive and Charleston, and the officers lost sight of them.

September 3, 2015

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White House Announces Push to Combat Growing Heroin Epidemic

About $2.5 million from President Obama's anti-drug programs will target heroin abuse in New England, Appalachia and East Coast cities, and $1.3 million will go to fight trafficking on the border with Mexico.

August 18, 2015

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Washington Detective Dies Investigating Marijuana Grow

Brent Hanger, a 47-year-old WSP detective from Mount Vernon, was part of a statewide drug task force investigating a report of an illegal marijuana grow when he suffered a heart attack.

August 18, 2015