AL HJR309

Commends Agent Robbie Autery of the 17th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force as a nominee for the 2017 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement.

Recognizes Autery's law enforcement career beginning with Chilton County Sheriff's Department in 2004, followed by service as Alabama State Trooper starting in 2007, where he served as K-9 Handler and Felony Apprehension Patrol Unit member.

Documents Autery's drug seizure achievements: 458 pounds of cocaine, 154 pounds of methamphetamine, and 2,178 pounds of marijuana since 2009, with street value exceeding $30 million, plus $5,674,503 in seized U.S. currency.

Highlights Autery's 100 percent conviction rate on all drug trafficking cases in state and federal court across Alabama's Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts.

Notes Autery and his K-9 partner Suza led Alabama in total drug seizures for 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, and earned multiple national awards including the 2014 DIAP/EPIC Bob Thompson National Interdiction Officer of the Year Award.