Drugs

Question 1

Clan lab indicators inside

Answer 1

Lab glassware
Equipment
Documents
Containers with Clear liquids in them with chalky coloured solid on the bottom.
Baking dish containing white crystalline substance.
Container with two layers of liquid dark colour and clear yellow colour.

Question 2

Clan lab indicators outside?

Answer 2

Chemical owners.
Exhaust fans running at all times.
Expensive security/surveillance gear.
People coming outside only to smoke.

Question 3

What safety considerations should you remember after an unplanned entry into a clan lab?

Answer 3

Leave area immediately
Never touch taste smell any chemicals
Don’t attempt to stop chemical reaction
Don’t shut off water supply
Don’t smoke
Don’t use devices that spark or cause friction
Don’t re enter

Question 4

Exposure to clan labs May result in the following symptoms?

Answer 4

Headaches
Watering/burning eyes
Nausea
Burning skin
Coughing or choking
Pain and diaphragm
Coldness or weakness
Dizziness or shortness of breath

Question 5

What are the three types of clan labs and their definitions?

Answer 5

Extraction: Finish drunk or precursor is removed from raw material by use of chemical solvents

Conversion; one form of drug is changed into a more desirable form

Synthesis; raw materials are combined through a chemical process to produce a desired drug

Question 6

What are the two types of hazards with clan labs?

Answer 6

Chemical hazard; may be inhaled absorbed or ingested. Includes acid base is solvent poisonous gasses waste chemicals etc. They may also cause risk to fire with flammable gas, explosive gas, compressed gas

Physical hazards; and/drug affected suspect, explosive, booby traps, unsafe building structure etc

Question 7

What should you do (police wise) in an unplanned entry situation?

Answer 7

Safety considerations must always outweigh evidentiary considerations.

– Immediately remove persons of interest from address
– isolate site and maintain a safety perimeter
– preserve crime scene
– Notify duty inspector/NCO, contact NCLRT And where appropriate fire and ambulance
– seek advice from NCLRTAnd fire re-decontamination
– occupants of address and staff to remain separate until decontamination issues addressed
– seek medical advice if suffer adverse affects

Question 8

What is the minimum personal protection equipment for the initial entry team?

Answer 8

– Flame retardant overalls
– chemical and flame Resistant coveralls
– boots
– fire resistant gloves
– balaclava
- stab resistant body armour
– APR’s with air filters

Question 9

What is our immediate action at the scene when a child is located?

Answer 9

–Remove them from immediate seen
– assign an officer in charge of the young person
– advise them what’s happening, age appropriate
– assessment by ambulance staff, maybe before decontamination, advise ambulance staff of this
– advise CYFS and provide personal protection equipment
– have child wrapped and blanket or Tyvek suit before handing to CYFS
– Most appropriate decontamination
– photos, record injury, mental state
– Secure clothing – pre-limb interview including health, living and home life circumstances
– provide CYFS with S30 Warrant or section 42 placement form
– brief social worker on any health concerns

Question 10

What are the officer in charge of investigations follow-up obligations in relation to a child located at a clan lab?

Answer 10

• together with CYFS Give priority to relocating in a young person absent from the address at the time
  – insure any child exposed to clean lamp is checked by a doctor as soon as possible and in any case within 24 hours
  – insure young person’s medical examination completed and hair and urine sample taken
• refer all cases where consent is an issue due to custodial status or age of the young person to the legal section as soon as possible
  – insure hair Sample and or toxicology kit I collected from the doctor and sent to ESR as soon as possible along with a POL143
  – Results are sent to CYFS And doctor as soon as they’re available
  – liaise with child protection team as to whether a specialist child interview as required

Question 11

What do you do if a social worker determines that it is not appropriate to seek a medical examination from a child or young person?

Answer 11

Police can apply under section 49 and 50 of the child young person and family act 1989 for a court order to have the medical examination completed.

Primary reason for medical examination is to assist CYFS to assess the health and well-being of a young person. May also have the effect of assisting police to uphold the law

Question 12

Where a child or young person has been brought before the court pursuant to section 45 CYPFA 1989 (Within five days of being placed in CYFS custody) what must’ve happened?

Answer 12

A CPP consult have taken place and all relevant evidence assist for use in the section 67 application (ground for the clearing the child or young person in need of care and protection)

Question 13

We are powers under section 42 of CYPFA 1989 have been used what must the OC investigation do?

Answer 13

Finish a report to the commissioner within three days

Question 14

In relation to the hazardous substance and new organisms act 1996 what is an emergency?

Answer 14

– Actual or imminent danger to human health or safety
– a danger to the environment or chattels so significant that immediate action is required to remove the danger
– arising from hazardous substance or new organism

Question 15

In relation to the hazardous substance and new organisms act 1996 what is enforcement officer?

Answer 15

Any member of the police or any chief fire officer or any person exercising powers of a chief fire officer

Question 16

Section 136 the hazardous substances in new organisms act 1996.
Declaration of emergency?

Answer 16

Where enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that;
– There is an emergency and
– No state of emergency has been declared under any other act
– all or any of the powers in section 137 should be exercised in order to;
– into any dwelling or premises
– remove the cause of emergency
– stabilise the situation to limit the actual or likely affect of emergency
– protect the health and safety of people, Chattels or environment from the actual likely effects of any emergency
An emergency should be declared by The enforcement officer by; – identifying himself to any person in the vicinity
– stating his authority to exercise the emergency power
– announcing the nature of the emergency and aerial likely affected
Enforcement of social notify the person who appointed them and the authority
– In emergency declared under the section shall see;
48 hours after first declared
– when state of emergency and another actors declared, whenever is sooner
– if emergency circumstances still exist but no state has been declared you can Execute this power once more

Question 17

Section 103, hazardous substances in new organisms act 1996.

Power of entry for inspection?

Answer 17

Any enforcement officer may at any reasonable time;
– go on, and two, under and over any premises excluding dwellings
– with consent of the owner go on, and two, under, over any dwelling
For the purpose of inspection to;
– monitor the compliance of control or conditions on any hazardous substance or new organism under this act is located
Determine the nature of any substance or organism in this premises
– determine whether or not any person is complying with a compliance order
The enforcement of Simei;
– take samples, open containers/packages, take photos, measurements, sketches and recordings
– take or remove anything for testing in contact exams
– require any place not to be disturbed for a reasonable time, pending examination
– require making of statement by person in charge of premises in any form about conditions, material, equipment relevant to inspection
Where items taken, in Forseman officer must provide a written notice of things, reason taken from and we are stored within five days must provide notice stating;
– whether returned or destroyed
– date and time of return – where items taken, in Forseman officer must provide a written notice of things, reason taken from and we are stored within five days must provide notice stating;
– whether returned or destroyed
– date and time of return
– Result of analysis and wide being destroyed
On request produced evidence of appointment and ID
May take any person with relevant expertise to assist them
There is no privilege against self-incrimination