Controlled Substances Flashcards
What are some reasons to use drugs?
Pleasure Escape from reality Addiction Alter mood Medical use
Which drugs date back “thousands of years” ?
Cocaine
Hashish
Opium
What drug has associated with low grade petty crimes?
Heroin
What are some reasons cops should work drugs?
Drug dealers/users on the streets
Patrol officers have potential to see more
Traffic stops can yield drugs
Drugs= burglaries, person crimes, theft
Most property crimes are connected with drugs
Talking to people can find drugs
What do most law biding members of society rate drugs?
One of the greatest problems on the community
What is the history of thc?
Early recordings in china
Introduced in America in early 1600’s
Extensive use in the 1920’s
What are narcotics analgesics?
Opium and opium derivates
Naturally occurring: opium, morphine, codeine
Synthetic/ semi synthetic: heroin, dialudid, methadone
What is the history of opium?
Used for thousands of years
Smoked by many Asian immigrants
In The manufacturing of raw opium, how many pounds does 1-3 acres yield?
20 pounds of raw opium
What is the history of morphine?
10x more potent than opium
Used as pain killer
How is morphine used?
Injected
Orally
How is heroine used?
Injection
Smoke
Snort
What are some heroin characteristics
?
Flat dust like powder
Packaged in balloons or paper
White to brown color
Vinegar or fish smell
What is heroine paraphernalia?
Syringes Snort tubes Balloons Tie strings Spoon
What is the manufacturing of cocaine?
Coca plant
One plant-4 Oz of leaf contains 1% of cocaine
How is cocaine used?
Snort
Injected
Smoked
When a drug is mixed with baking soda, cocaine and water what is the end result?
Crack cocaine
What are some investigative methods for dealing with drug use?
Gather information not available to the officer
Gain firsthand intelligence
Negotiate with cautious suspects
What are some restrictions of using an informant?
At least 18 years old
Not on parole/probation
Not an addict or treatment
Have not been found unreliable
What are some reasons informants may help an officer?
Reduction in criminal sentence Revenge on ex boyfriend/girlfriend Monetary incentives by cops Ego boost for cops Seek to infiltrate police methods
What are some proper selections of an informant?
A suspect u trust
Recommended by another officer
Walked into police office
Irate family/friend
What are the requirements for making a confidential and reliable informant (CRI)?
Establish who the person is
Establish what they know
Establish why trey want to inform
Establish reliability: background check, set controlled buys create a file
What is the procedure for an undercover drug purchase by an informant?
Debrief informant
Tape record a telephone contact between suspect and informant
Have informant sign for money
Photo copy money for serial numbers
What are some patrol tactics for drug arrest?
Know the vehicle code for PC
Look/see inside vehicle for evidence of drugs
Listen to conversations
Smells
When searching a vehicle for drugs, how should you search?
Top to bottom
Exterior to interior
Left to right
Front to back
What are some private businesses that may help you in a drug investigation?
Phone companies Public utilities Credit agencies Labor unions Banks
What are ways you can gather PC for a search?
Info from surveillance
Controlled buy/ informant info
Use info gained from investigation
What are the importance and limitations of of field drug test?
Establish PC
Establish type and schedule of drug
Field test not acceptable as proof on court
Only crime labs test are positive proof
What is the time frame for a thc plant to grow?
Grow 2-18 feet
Take 7-26 weeks to grow
What are the stages of indoor thc grows?
Germination-seeds or cloves
Vegetative-growth
Flowering-buds form
Harvest-hanging upside down
What are the most commonly abused pharmaceutical drugs in the state?
Hydrocodone
OxyContin
Benzodiazepines
What are the characteristics of PCP?
White crystalline powder-pure form
Diluted in water and sold as liquid
Applied to leafy material like oregano, mint or thc
What are the characteristics of LSD?
Liquid drops placed on blotter paper
Sold on blotted paper
Odorless, tasteless colorless
Sometimes sold on candy or sugar cubes
What is P2P?
Known as prop dope
Mixing and washing in a flask
What are ways to use P2P?
Injected
Orally
smoked
Snorted
What are the characteristics of P2P?
Moist powder or lumps with color from bleach white to dark tan
Strong cat like urine smell
Usually kept in small bindles/baggies
What are the characteristics of crack?
Dry powdery substance with crystal flakes
White to tan color(some have good color)
Kept dry in bindled paper
Thick, lumpy block like
Smell like baking soda
