vice squads
Sin crime units
Vice squads are police units that investigate crimes related to gambling, prostitution, drugs, and other activities considered morally corrupting.
The name reflects an older conception of law enforcement as guardians of public virtue.
The vice squad raided three massage parlors last night.
Also called vice units or morals squads.
- arrestsLawful detentions by police
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- stingSharp wound from insect
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
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