Poles kidnapping Bow drug cops in America (5)

'cops in america' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'poles kidnapping bow drug' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'bow' could be 'arc' (synonyms) and 'arc' is found within the answer.
'poles' could be 'ns' (North and South poles) and 'ns' is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?