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DHS Announces Massive Seizure of Cocaine in New Jersey

The United States Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency recently seized approximately 3,200 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $77,000,000.

March 12, 2019

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Puerto Rico Undercover Agent Shot, Killed in Drive-by

Agent Alfred Zanyet-Pérez was shot and killed Friday while conducting an undercover operation for the Drugs and Narcotics Division of the Puerto Rico Police Department.

February 18, 2019

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North Carolina Officers Come Under Fire During Surveillance Operation

Officers with the Alamance County, NC, Narcotics Enforcement Team were conducting surveillance operations in a narcotics investigation when they came under fire on Wednesday night.

January 24, 2019

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Illinois Task Force Officer Hospitalized with "Unknown Medical Emergency"

The DEA confirms the task force officer was reported missing some time after the completion of an overnight law enforcement operation. Following a search, the officer was located and transported to a nearby hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.

December 6, 2018

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Retired Georgia Officer Dies in Narcotics Task Force Helicopter Crash

David Hall had been piloting the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter that served the Columbus-based Metro Narcotics Task Force that went down in Lake Mitchell on Friday.

November 19, 2018

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Texas Task Force Arrest Man, Seize $33K in Illegal Drugs in Raid

Deputies with the Fort Bend County (TX) Sheriff’s Office confiscated 6.5 pounds of marijuana, 198 THC vapes, Xanax, and more than $7,000 cash in a raid on Friday.

September 12, 2018

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Oklahoma Investigator Dies 11 Years After Being Shot on Duty

As agents attempted to breach the door of the suspect's residence, the man opened fire from inside, shooting through the door and striking Investigator Cole and an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agent. Other agents returned fire and killed the subject.

August 8, 2018

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Virginia K-9 Shot, Killed in Pursuit of Murder Suspect

Geller said the suspect continued firing at the state police vehicles and "one of the suspect's bullets pierced a K9 trooper's back passenger window and struck a state police canine riding in the back seat compartment."

August 2, 2018

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Indiana Police Arrest 45 Suspects in Meth Roundup Operation

Police in Kokomo, IN, announced the arrest of 45 suspects in a massive drug roundup aimed at curbing the spread of methamphetamine in the area.

August 1, 2018

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Indiana Police Seize "Trump-Shaped Ecstasy Pills"

Among the illegal drugs seized were what police describe as "Trump-shaped ecstasy pills," with an image of the president on one side, and the words "great again" printed on the other.

July 2, 2018

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Ohio Drug Smuggling Task Force Announces Major Fentanyl Seizure

Officials said that the volume of drugs had “the capability of killing more than four million people.”

June 14, 2018

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NYPD Officer Promoted After Helping Bring El Chapo to Justice

Det. Diana Spangenberg, a 15-year NYPD veteran who worked on the investigation that led to the arrest of Mexican drug lord El Chapo, has been made detective first grade, police said Friday.

January 27, 2017