The Kansas Narcotics Officers
Association (KNOA) was
founded during the latter part of 1992. Since that time, KNOA has increased to over
630 members strong.
The goals of
our organization are;
To educate the membership
and public of the dangers of narcotic and drug abuse
To
benefit the public interest in the area of narcotic and drug
enforcement
To promote and foster manual cooperation
between narcotic enforcement officers, their agencies,
private industries, and the public sector
To provide an
avenue for the exchange of ideas and new techniques used by
criminals and investigators
To take notice of new trends
in narcotic and drug abuse
To keep the membership informed
of new statutes, statute changes, and judicial decisions
To recommend, if necessary, correct legislation that the
association considers to be in the best interest of the
public in the area of narcotic and drug abuse
To provide
narcotic investigative training to members and peace
officers of the State of Kansas.
K.N.O.A.
is an active member of the
National Narcotic Officers' Associations Coalition.
N.N.O.A.C. is comprised of individual state narcotic
associations representing more than 50,000 narcotic
law enforcement officers in the United States.