With just a small scanner, and in less than a minute, San Diego police are able to determine just what kind of drugs they are looking at. The new tool is aiding officers in determining what they are dealing with without ever having to open a package. Identifying Drugs Has a New Tool for Police […]
Each year, thousands of people return to San Diego County jail after committing a new drug crime while out on bail. Most often, that new crime is drug related. Drug Crimes Convicts Go Back to Jail According to data from the District Attorney’s Office almost 4,150 people were charged with committing a new felony after […]
The United States is coming to terms with the realization that criminalizing illicit drugs and treating offenders in a purely judicial way has little if any effectiveness in dealing with the drug problem. The U.S. drug problem causes our government to spend millions of dollars, with the result being the largest prison population in the […]
Over the past few years, hundreds of teens arrested at the California border have learned the hard way – drug trafficking is not the answer. Teens Being Recruited by Drug Smugglers In fiscal 2017, Customs and Border Protection arrested 84 juveniles smuggling narcotics across the San Diego border. Within the first six months of this […]
If you get pulled over for a “Marijuana DUI” you should know there’s no established way to tell when a driver is impaired by marijuana. No “Breathalyzer” for Marijuana Impairment When a person is pulled over for suspected alcohol impairment, an officer will do a field sobriety test which usually includes a Breathalyzer. Blow over […]