by conner395

Question by Matin R: How do the law enforcement officers who work in narcotics dress?Can they always wear a vest if they want to?
And which agent of narcotics enforcement has the authority to make arrests?..because I hear that a lot of them just do undercover work only..I really want to get into Police narcotics and I know that I have to first become a regular patrol officer and then work my way up..But I’m not interested in undercover..I just want to have the authority to go after drug dealers and make arrests.

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Answer by Robert
Ok, I’m gonna answer this the best I can.

Narcotic officers can arrest people at any time, they can pull you over if they want. Generally they are plain clothed. If they are in “uniform” it’s typically camo with a department t-shirt and they’ll have a badge in sight (typically) and you’ll see their weapon. If they are going to court they’ll usually be in a suit. If they need to be in uniform they’ll be in uniform. They come into my work a lot and they’re typically in camo pants and a t-shirt.

To answer your question you can arrest drug dealers if you are a police officer. You just have to catch them! But you wont be going around making buys and doing investigating really… you just have to catch them with the drugs!

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