Narcotics Police Department

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The mission of the Police Department is to protect and serve the citizens of the community. Within the police department, there are several different units such as patrol, crime, and undercover narcotics that specialize in crime prevention. In the undercover narcotic units, dangerous work is done each and every day to stop illegal activity from taking place. In the narcotics unit of the undercover police agency, police officers investigate and prosecute narcotic dealers and put them jail. These men and women risk their lives to keep neighborhoods safe and away from the use of drugs. The main goal of the narcotics unit is to catch a buyer's, seller and get all the way up the chain to the core of the selling and place that individual into jail. …show more content…

If the officer goes in the residence with the informant to do the buy and the officer witnesses the drug buy then the informant does not have to testify. However, if the officer does not go in the residence and does not witness the buy then there is a good possibility that the informant will have to testify in court.
Immediately after the narcotics have been bought, they are turned over to the narcotics officer to be tested. Also, the informant is searched again for any weapons or drugs and then the informant receives his cash payment or pending consideration criminal charges.
The narcotics officer then performs a NIK (Narcotic Field Identification Kits) test. This test confirms that the narcotics are in fact real.
Once confirmed, all of the bags that are stamped with any design must be documented by the officer and entered into an intelligence database. This must be done because some narcotics are laced with fentanyl and other deadly drugs that can cause death among users. The narcotics are then placed in the evidence room for future criminal proceedings.
The officers can now either prepare criminal charges and obtain an arrest warrant for the suspect or they can apply for a search warrant for the

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