narcotics officer

American  

[nahr-kot-iks aw-fuh-ser, ofuh-] / nɑrˈkɒt ɪks ˌɔ fə sər, ˌɒfə- /

noun

1. a law enforcement officer, often working undercover, who investigates crime related to trafficking or possession of narcotics.

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Etymology

Origin of narcotics officer

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

In film he portrayed a corrupt Los Angeles official in cahoots with Denzel Washington’s immoral narcotics officer in “Training Day,” a dismissive judge who oversees the court case against the supernatural sleuths in “Ghostbusters II,” and a detective interested in doing business with Al Pacino’s Tony Montana in “Scarface.”

From Los Angeles Times

In September 1985, Tennessee authorities discovered the body of Andrew Carter Thornton II, a former narcotics officer turned drug smuggler who had fallen to his death from a plane.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the allegations against the head narcotics officer Eric Sloan eventually drew the scrutiny of state investigators and the FBI.

From Washington Post

Geiger said she finally agreed to settle after the judge excluded from evidence allegations of wrongdoing by Sloan, the former head narcotics officer.

From Washington Post

Bryce Reeves, a state senator and former narcotics officer and Army veteran, calls himself the front-runner, but he has plenty of competition.

From New York Times