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Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) is a United States Department of Defense (US DOD) program managed by the National Guard that provides unique, tuition-free military and counterdrug training [2] for local, state, federal, and military criminal justice professionals as well as awareness training for community leaders. [3]
Drug interdiction, the interruption and interception of drugs to prevent them from reaching their destination, [1] is a tactic often used by U.S. law enforcement in the context of traffic stops. Law enforcement use pretextual traffic stops in order to stop drivers.
Operation Pipeline is a program of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), [1] that trains police officers across the country on drug interdiction methods on roads. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The program began in the 1980s. [ 1 ]
The Office of Inspector General's office also said the DEA had suspended its transportation interdiction training in 2023. Such training is required by DEA policy and has not restarted, according ...
In January 1982, Reagan designated Vice President George H. W. Bush to lead a cross-agency drug interdiction team called the South Florida Task Force. The impetus was a surge of cocaine and cannabis entering through the Miami region, and the sharp rise in related crime.
Last week, the Texas state health department cautioned that a new drug — xylazine — had been detected in the drug supply in West Texas. Xylazine can legally be used by veterinarians as a ...
Tethered Aerostat Radar System in New Mexico. The first aerostats were assigned to the United States Air Force in December 1980 at Cudjoe Key, Florida.During the 1980s, the U.S. Customs Service operated a network of aerostats to help counter illegal drug trafficking.
Gov. Mike DeWine said $3 million in funding will go to 42 local law enforcement agencies to combat illegal drug activity. Mansfield will get $136,875.