Pubdate: Wed, 15 Aug 2001
Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Copyright: 2001 San Jose Mercury News
Contact:  http://www.sjmercury.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/390

28 POLICE OFFICERS NABBED IN DRUG STING

In one of the single biggest police-corruption busts in U.S. history, 28 
state police officers in Puerto Rico were arrested Tuesday on drug-running 
charges after a yearlong undercover sting operation.

On a dozen different drug runs, the Puerto Rican officers allegedly 
accepted a total of nearly $200,000 in cash for protecting cocaine dealers 
and ensuring that their deliveries were safely executed at spots throughout 
the island.
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