Tag: Drug Enforcement: Page 45

Patrol

Cognitive Dissonance

I focused on several likely hiding places: a container of Comet cleanser, filled with just cleanser; a PVC piece of pipe—only a bomb; a box of "SOS" pads....wait a minute!

March 10, 2010

Special Units

Mexican Drug Gangs Take Over National Parks and Forests

Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.

March 1, 2010

Vehicle Ops

Laredo Officer Used Patrol Car To Transport 'Cocaine'

A Laredo police officer has entered a guilty plea to his role in transporting what he thought was cocaine over the border from Mexico.

February 18, 2010

Special Units

FBI Extradites Colombian Cartel Leader For Trial

The State Department advisory alleges that Salomon Camacho and a partner were responsible for sending many tons of cocaine to the U.S., including as much as 9 metric tons between 1999 and 2000.

February 9, 2010

Patrol

Pennsylvania Trooper On Commercial Duty Finds 6,500 Pounds of Pot

A Pennsylvania State Trooper discovered what may be a record marijuana bust in that state, when he pulled over a tractor-trailer that blew through a commercial vehicle checkpoint.

February 3, 2010

Patrol

Detroit Police Seize $1.3M Worth of Heroin

Detroit Police took about $1.3 million worth of heroin off the streets over the weekend, Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans said today.

February 1, 2010

Patrol

Feds Extradite Drug Trafficker Who Killed Border Agent

Federal agents cooperating with the Mexican government have extradited Jesus Navarro-Montes and indicted him in connection with the duty death of border agent Luis Aguilar two years ago, according to the FBI.

January 27, 2010

Special Units

SWAT Officers Fire On Fleeing Drug Suspect

SWAT officers confront a dangerous drug suspect in this segment from a police reality show, "Every police video has a lesson. The lesson in this one is very clear and explicit, don't try to run over a police officer with your two-tonne SUV otherwise this will happen."

January 7, 2010

Vehicle Ops

U.S. CBP Marine Interceptor

U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled its new state-of-the-art patrol boats. The ACTD interceptors will replace the "Midnight Express" patrol boats used for national interdiction since 2001.

December 28, 2009

Patrol

Coast Guard Tracks Down Cocaine Cowboys

The U.S. Coast Guard uses a air and marine units to pursue and catch a boat of Caribbean drug runners who yield only after several rounds of warning shots are fired into the water ahead of their boat.

December 28, 2009

Patrol

Patrol Car Nudges Drug Runner Off the Road

A suspected drug runner is caught on patrol car cameras taking extreme risks in a high speed chase. Video via Cops, Cars and Crashes (YouTube).

December 15, 2009

Vehicle Ops

Dodge Challenger Patrol Car

A Texas Chrysler dealer is offering a powerhouse law enforcement version of the re-introduced Dodge Challenger muscle car that can reach 165 mph. The vehicle is available with a variety of custom options and is currently being used by several Texas agencies as a highway car for drug interdiction duty in solid black. We've blogged about the Challenger. Now, take a more in-depth tour with this gallery. Photos courtesy of Group 1 Automotive.

December 11, 2009