VICE AND NARCOTICS DIVISION

The Vice and Narcotics Division is commanded by a Captain who reports to the Assistant Chief of the Investigative Services Bureau. The Vice and Narcotics Division consists of the Narcotics Unit and the Street Enforcement Unit. These two units each report to a Lieutenant.

The primary function of the Vice and Narcotics Division is to investigate cases involving narcotics activities throughout the City of Norfolk. Candidates for positions within the Vice and Narcotics Division must be highly motivated self-starters who are willing to put in the extra time needed to conduct high quality investigations which lead to the convictions of individuals and groups involved in the narcotics trade. Members of the division undergo training in search and seizure, interrogation, surveillance and tactical skills.

Narcotics Unit

The Narcotics Unit is comprised of two platoons. The narcotics platoons are responsible for conducting investigations designed to target the individual supplier or group of suppliers responsible for providing narcotics to the street level drug dealers. Operations consist of covert surveillance, intelligence gathering, use of informants and search warrants.

The Major Case Section is responsible for the collection, analysis and dissemination of intelligence pertaining to the importation, distribution, and financing of major illegal narcotics. Personnel conduct major long-term historical investigations into individuals and organizations involved in these activities in conjunction with federal agencies for prosecution in the federal judicial system. Investigators under the purview of the Major Case Section are detailed to the Drug Enforcement Agency and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as Task Force Agents.

Street Enforcement Unit

The Interdiction Section is responsible for stemming the flow of illicit narcotics into the city through the interdiction of local bus stations, highways and roadways, airport and seaport terminals, package delivery services, storage complexes, motels and hotels. The Interdiction Section also serves as the home of the Narcotic Detection Dog Teams. These dogs are certified reliable to detect the odors of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy, marijuana and their derivatives as well as U.S. currency contaminated with drug odors.

The Street Response Section is comprised of four platoons. These platoons are responsible for the identification, suppression, and control of illegal street level narcotic activities (open-air markets) as well as the suppression of prostitution related criminal activity. The platoons conduct short-term and mid-level investigations and undercover operations. The street level drug dealers are besieged by street surveillance, consensual arrests, buy/bust arrests and takedown arrests. Street response platoons also use the unconventional method of drug reversal operations in which undercover police officers pose as drug dealers in an effort to catch the drug buyers. In addition, the platoons conduct undercover vice operations which target both the prostitute and the “john.”

Contact Number

If you wish to contact the Vice and Narcotics Division to provide information about narcotics or prostitution related activity, please call (757) 664-7035 and ask to speak with an investigator.

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