The folks over at the Multijurisdictional Couterdrug Task Force Training Center are currently offering a webcast dealing with the ties between drug trafficking and terrorism. This webcast has some pretty insigtful information that pertains to our career field and dual narcotics/force protection mission. Head over here to check out the webcast. Check out the details [...]
During a routine test flight, a MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Take-off and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) supported its first drug interdiction with USS McInerney (FFG 8) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (USCG LEDET). McInerney launched one of its two embarked Fire Scout’s to test different functions and settings when it acquired a suspected narcotics “go-fast” [...]
If you go to the DEA website they have some pretty good pictures/training tools available for you all. There are two pages on this site that may come in handy. I’m sure most of you that do counter narcotics already have training aids, but if not you can use this site. The first link is [...]
This bust is from January 12th, but it’s still a good one. I wish that there were more pictures, if I find any…or if you folks have any let me know and i’ll put them up on this site. 4 mil in a nice little hidden compartment. Hopefully this article does you some good. I [...]
The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy has established a new Counter Drug (CD) Strand Course to provide enhanced counter drug law enforcement boarding skills in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS), as announced by FC-51 Detachment One Washington, DC. This “C” School is a result of field performance analysis that supported a need to [...]
Many of you may have already seen the show that was on National Geographic a couple of weeks ago about the cocaine subs, but if you missed it you can check out some pictures and video of the story over on their website. There is also an old article that I found from the LA [...]
