(Anchorage, AK) – The Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team arrested two Utqiagvik residents on federal drug trafficking charges after a suspicious parcel was intercepted at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. On January 12, 2021 US Postal Inspectors identified a suspicious parcel in transit to Utqiagvik from Arizona. Upon further investigation, approximately 200 M30 fentanyl pills […]
Specialized Trooper Unit Investigated 669 Incidents During 2020 January 19, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska State Troopers assigned to the B Detachment Criminal Suppression Unit (CSU) saw one of their most successful years since the specialized unit’s creation in 2014. The Mat-Su CSU investigates property crimes, including thefts, robberies, burglaries, and other similar crimes across […]
Troopers Cited 724 Drivers Over Three-Week Special Enforcement Effort January 8, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Over the nearly three-week special traffic enforcement effort, Alaska State Troopers and Wildlife Troopers issued 724 citations and investigated 148 collisions across Alaska’s roadways. “The holidays are a memorable time for many Alaskans, but far too often festivities involved drinking […]
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over; If You Feel Different, You Drive Different, Drive High – Get a DUI. (Anchorage, AK) – While many Holiday festivities will look different in 2020 than in years past, the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol or any other impairing substance, like marijuana, remain the same. Beginning […]