Dangers in Narcotic Investigations

Narcotic investigations are done by all police officers and they face many dangers. There are different types of dangers, some involve physical dangers and there are non-physical dangers to one’s career and family life. One of these dangers are for plainclothes or off duty officers to be mistakenly shot by a fellow police officer. Non-physical dangers (or pitfalls) from narcotic investigations can lead to problems and health issues for a police officers. Some of these pitfalls involve corruption, exposure to cash, excessive force issues, mixing work with family and other areas.