ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard investigators and inspectors identify a concerning trend in violations of maritime law throughout the state, ranging from illegal drug use to unserviceable life-saving equipment. Investigators at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage observed an increase in the number of positive drug tests for non-credentialed mariners throughout the Arctic and Western Alaska. Drug tests are administered for […]
Troopers with the Parks Highway team arrested two individuals on drug charges after a traffic stop that took place at just after 3 pm on Wednesday afternoon near Healy. The traffic stop expanded into a drug investigation when one of the state’s newest K9 units, “Kimmik,” who was at the scene, alerted to the presence […]
Alaska State Troopers opened a drug and weapons investigation on November 3rd after responding to a Nikiski residence to contact a felony elude suspect, AST reports. When troopers arrived at the address in Nikiski, they were informed that the felony elude suspect was not there, but were told by the homeowner that another person with […]
K9 Lenox puts education to work, nets big drug bust within days of graduation (ANCHORAGE) — Six new K9 teams, each including a dog and handler, graduated earlier this month from the Alaska State Troopers K9 Detector Academy. Only days later, one of those teams led law enforcement to the seizure of a large quantity […]
