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3 Philadelphia officers accused of working with drug dealers
Philly.com (Philadelphia Inquirer) ^ | July 14, 2010 | Allison Steele

Posted on 07/14/2010 8:25:35 AM PDT by Stentor

To the drug courier, it must have seemed like extraordinarily bad luck: A police cruiser appeared with its lights flashing moments after the 300 grams of heroin allegedly was exchanged on a street in North Philadelphia. The suspect was handcuffed and driven away.

But neither luck nor good police work had anything to do with what happened. According to a federal indictment released Tuesday, the arrest was staged by police officers who were working with a drug dealer in a scheme to steal heroin and sell it.

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; policecorruption
Nothing new in Philly.
1 posted on 07/14/2010 8:25:38 AM PDT by Stentor
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To: Stentor

In my town, the 3 officers heavily involved (More take a little here and there) don’t even pretend. I’ve seen it in plain sight.


2 posted on 07/14/2010 8:31:42 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: Stentor

Story at the link includes several pictures of dirty cops recently arrested and charged.


3 posted on 07/14/2010 8:35:41 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: Stentor

“I’m shocked... shocked! ...to find gambling going on in this establishment.”


4 posted on 07/14/2010 8:37:09 AM PDT by Oberon (Big Brutha Be Watchin'.)
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To: Celerity

Goes way beyond local cops, government of usa imports, sells, and jails in a 3 step dance. covert money for off the radar projects, couldn’t say whom exactly but it is pretty obvious a few tunnels and folks carrying on their backs aren’t bringing in the oil tanker quantities this country must use..


5 posted on 07/14/2010 8:38:43 AM PDT by aeonspromise
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