HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) is continuing its participation in a statewide drug task force aimed at reducing illegal narcotic activity and improving public safety across the state.
HPD will continue its partnership with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Bureau of Investigation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was approved by the Huntsville City Council on Thursday.
Through the MOU, HPD officers assigned to the North Alabama Drug Task Force will be credentialed as task force agents, allowing them to operate under ALEA authority on designated cases across Alabama, according to city officials…