How Do You Become A Narcotic Officer?
If you want to become an undercover cop (also known as a narcotic officer) there’s a series of exams that you must take, and pass. You see before you can apply to the narcotic division, you must have spent some time on the street as a patrolman. Some departments require at least two years of street experience before you can interview to become an undercover police officer. Larger departments are much more lenient as they only require one year of street experience. Many people believe that you can go straight to the drug unit right after the academy or right after getting hired. That’s simple not the case. There’s so many different functions to learn in police work, and if you jump straight into the drug unit right after you graduate the academy. You’ll miss out on the very training that can keep you alive. Plus the department wants to know if you are any good by monitoring your progress and work ethic while you’re on patrol. After the first year or two, you can then apply to the drug u
