Directive 5.1 Investigations of Controlled Substances Flashcards
The forfeiture section will be immediately notified of any seizure made pursuant to the forfeiture laws by members of the police department when there is
when there is no narcotics arrest and the amount of currency in excess of $1000 has been seized.
to avoid double jeopardy challenge, when an arrest has been made for purchasing marijuana AND the amount possessed by the offender is 30 grams or less
a CVN will NOT be issued to the buyer
the purchase or knowing receipt of marijuana through a sale or in commerce is a criminal violation which is
NOT SUBJECT TO City Code 10-2100 or Mayors execute order No.6-14
state law has provided mandatory minimum sentences fo any adult who has been convicted of involving a minor in specified drug-related offenses and/or for drug offenses involving a minor in a school safety zone. this applies
24 hours a day, 365 days a year
For school safety zone violations, the arresting officer and assigned field processing officer with note on the 75-48, and applicable reports as well as
Record in the “ Facts of the Case” portion of the Arrest Report located in the PARS
Money is forfeitable under these laws only when the following conditions exist
- when the money is located in close proximity to a controlled subject
- the money was furnished in exchange for a controlled substance
- the money was used to facilitate any violation of the state or federal drug laws
** not when the only factor is a canine hit
When evidence is found in which there is no likelihood of ever identifying the owner, the confiscating officer will :
the case will be coded “ Investigation of Objects” and noted on the property receipt, “ No analysis required- to be destroyed” (evidence with no owner)
items taken from different people, even at the same location, must be placed on
SEPARATE property receipts
School Zone is defined as a drug felony within how many feet of a school
SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE is defined as 1,000 FEET OF A SCHOOL
PWID is appropriately charged, without need to consult an expert , when at least one of the following conditions exist ( factors for PWID)
- more than 71 bags/packets of illegal narcotics
- presence of paraphernalia associated with sales ex: bags, heat sealers
_ observed sales
** not a canine hit
Secondary containers such as M&M candy containers, bags, cigar boxes etc.. should be placed on
secondary containers such as m&M containers, bags, etc, not requiring scientific analysis will be submitted to the evidence custodian unit under A SEPARATE PROPERTY RECEIPT
when submitting narcotics already packaged in “bundles” because bundles contain the same number per bundle, test and count on bundle as a sample and estimate the total
FALSE
DO NOT ASSUME ALL BUNDLES CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF PACKETS OR VIALS. COUNT THEM FIRST
TRUE/FALSE
The mere possession of money by a suspected drug violator subjects that money to forfeiture under state or federals laws
FALSE
the mere possession of money by a suspected drug violator does not subject that money to forfeiture under state/fed laws
when the confiscation exceeds 1 pound -
the divisional NFU supervisor on duty determines whether the investigation will be handled by a divisional field processing officer
TRUE OR FALSE
NETS teams will submit a monthly report to the divisional inspector which will contain the following information, defendants name and age, location of arrest, dc number and control number
TRUE
NETS teams will submit monthly memo to divisional inspector
