narcotics officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of narcotics officer
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Some of the allegations against the head narcotics officer Eric Sloan eventually drew the scrutiny of state investigators and the FBI.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2022
"After issuing a ticket to a narcotics officer with the Houma Police Department, Petitioner’s supervisors began subjecting all tickets and reports to additional scrutiny," Cavalier wrote in his petition.
From Fox News ● Oct. 14, 2021
Denzel, you’ve played quite a few cops over the years and won an Academy Award for playing a corrupt narcotics officer in “Training Day.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2021
The miniseries implies that Prince Beasley, the narcotics officer who used Stoeckley as an informant and recognized her from MacDonald’s description of his alleged attackers, somehow convinced Stoeckley that she’d been on the scene.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2020
Sun Zhongwei, a former narcotics officer turned lawyer, dismissed the suggestion that the dealers were officially tolerated.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2015
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