ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION Drug tra¡cking, illegal drug use, drug abuse, and violent drug-related crimes are just a few of the enormous challenges a narcotics investigator faces. In order for the narcotics investigator to be e¡cient and successful at ”ghting drug tra¡ckers, the investigator must be creative, innovative, and dedicated to developing a basic investigative strategy to combat drug tra¡ckers and drug organizations. e investigator must utilize all of the available
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
A’er reading this chapter you should be able to do the following:
1. Describe the nature of narcotics investigations. 2. List and describe the steps in a narcotics investigation. 3. Explain the role of the case agent in a narcotics investigation. 4. Identify the various types of street narcotics. 5. Explain the role of the undercover agent. 6. Explain the role and importance of con”dential informants.
