381 Street Level Narcotics (V8)

Question 1

When Street Level Narcotics is called the supervisor must ___________

Answer 1

C. Under the following circumstances officers shall contact their Patrol supervisor who shall
respond to the scene and request notification of a narcotics detective if the below criteria are
met:
1. Arrests involving trafficking amounts of narcotics when the suspect is willing to cooperate
with a narcotics detective;
2. The seizure of United States (U.S.) currency in excess of $5,000; and/or
3. Arrests involving individuals who are willing and capable of providing additional narcotics
information.

Question 2

Under the following circumstances officers shall contact their Patrol supervisor who shall
respond to the scene and request notification of a narcotics detective if the below criteria are
met:
1. Arrests involving trafficking amounts of narcotics when the suspect is willing to cooperate
with a narcotics detective;
2. The seizure of United States (U.S.) currency in excess of $__________________; and/or
3. Arrests involving individuals who are willing and capable of providing additional narcotics
information.

Answer 2

C. Under the following circumstances officers shall contact their Patrol supervisor who shall
respond to the scene and request notification of a narcotics detective if the below criteria are
met:
1. Arrests involving trafficking amounts of narcotics when the suspect is willing to cooperate
with a narcotics detective;
2. The seizure of United States (U.S.) currency in excess of $5,000; and/or
3. Arrests involving individuals who are willing and capable of providing additional narcotics
information.

Question 3

When a narcotics detective responds to a scene or otherwise conducts an interview, reporting
officers shall ___________________________.

Answer 3

D. When a narcotics detective responds to a scene or otherwise conducts an interview, reporting
officers shall omit that information from their reports. Due to the potential release of a cooperating individual’s information via a public records request, reports should vaguely reference the interaction by a statement to the effect of “appropriate notifications were made”.

Question 4

B. Drug Seizure Procedures
1. Officers seizing trafficking amounts of narcotics (e.g., _________ ounce cocaine, _________ grams heroin, __________ pounds marijuana, ________grams methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA] pills) shall:

Answer 4

B. Drug Seizure Procedures
1. Officers seizing trafficking amounts of narcotics (e.g., one ounce cocaine, four grams heroin,
25 pounds marijuana, 10 grams methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA] pills) shall:

Question 5

Officers seizing trafficking amounts of narcotics (e.g., one ounce cocaine, four grams heroin,
25 pounds marijuana, 10 grams methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA] pills) and notification to respond is made to the supervisor, what are the supervisor’s responsibilities?

Answer 5

B. Drug Seizure Procedures
1. Officers seizing trafficking amounts of narcotics (e.g., one ounce cocaine, four grams heroin,
25 pounds marijuana, 10 grams methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA] pills) shall:
c. Ensure all items of evidence are individually bagged to prevent contamination of possible forensic evidence and are then secured in a larger bag by the responding supervisor. The supervisor shall then seal the bag with tape and add his initials prior to the evidence being transported to the Property & Evidence Facility;
d. If Property & Evidence Facility personnel receive a bag with a broken seal, they shall notify the supervisor who originally signed the seal who shall respond and verify the contents and determine why the seal was broken; and

Question 6

In order to field test drugs in the field what is needed?

Answer 6

4. The drug-testing room located inside the Property & Evidence Facility intake area shall be
   utilized when conducting a test on a controlled substance in powder form. Any employee
   wishing to deviate from this procedure and test a powder in the field must obtain specific
   approval from a supervisor. This approval shall be noted in the Incident Report or Arrest &
   Booking Report.

Question 7

Is it required to have a second or safety officer present at the time of field testing drugs?

Answer 7

7. A safety officer shall be present during each preliminary testing of a controlled substance.
   a. Away from the drug-testing room, a second officer shall be present at a safe distance to
   monitor the preliminary test of a controlled substance.
   b. At the drug-testing room, the safety officer shall be the on-duty staff at the Property & Evidence Facility.

Question 8

If field testing is done what two items must be notated in the report?

Answer 8

4….. Any employee wishing to deviate from this procedure and test a powder in the field must obtain specific approval from a supervisor. This approval shall be noted in the Incident Report or Arrest & Booking Report.
9. The type of preliminary test kit and the results of the test (positive or negative) shall be
noted in the Incident Report and/or Arrest & Booking Report.