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Operation FALCON, the Glossary

Index Operation FALCON

Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally) is the name of several week-long dragnets organized by the United States Marshals Service.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Assault, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Burglary, Cannabis (drug), Cocaine, Dragnet (policing), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Guam, Heroin, Law enforcement officer, Murder, Narcotic, National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Puerto Rico, Robbery, U.S. state, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Marshals Service, United States Secret Service.

  2. 2005 in the United States
  3. 2006 in the United States
  4. United States Marshals Service

Assault

An assault is the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so.

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly referred to as the ATF, is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice.

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Burglary

Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) and housebreaking, is the act of illegally entering a building or other areas without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Cocaine

Cocaine (from, from, ultimately from Quechua: kúka) is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant.

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Dragnet (policing)

A dragnet is any system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects; including road barricades and traffic stops, widespread DNA tests, and general increased police alertness.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.

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Guam

Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Law enforcement officer

A law enforcement officer (LEO),, or police officer or peace officer in North American English, is a public-sector or private-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws, protecting life & property, keeping the peace, and other public safety related duties.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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Narcotic

The term narcotic (from ancient Greek ναρκῶ narkō, "I make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties.

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National Crime Victims' Rights Week

National Crime Victims' Rights Week is an annual commemoration in the United States that promotes victims' rights and services.

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Puerto Rico

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Robbery

Robbery (from Old French rober ("to steal, ransack, etc."), from Proto-West Germanic *rauba ("booty")) is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government.

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United States Marshals Service

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States.

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United States Secret Service

The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security with the purpose of conducting investigations into currency and financial-payment crime, and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government.

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See also

2005 in the United States

2006 in the United States

United States Marshals Service

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_FALCON

Also known as Operation Falcon (2005), Operation Falcon (Federal Dragnet).