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44
Ohio
Cops
Charged
with
Drug-Corruption
1/30/98
In yet another instance of Prohibition's corrupting influence on societal
institutions, 44 police officers from five separate agencies were charged
last week with taking payoffs to protect cocaine-trafficking operations
in Cleveland and northern Ohio. The officers allegedly made themselves
available to be rented out as escorts and private security for federal
agents who were posing as major drug dealers. The feds came upon the ring
in the midst of a 2 1/2 year federal investigation into organized crime
in Ohio. An FBI affidavit quotes one of the arrested officers as saying
"we're the toughest gang on the street. That's how we look at it."
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Issue #27, 1/30/98
Please Respond! Recovered Addict Arrested and Incarcerated for Fleeing Treatment -- in 1972! | Officials in Oakland, San Francisco Oppose Federal Efforts to Close Medical Marijuana Outlets | ...and Mendocino County Sends Even A Stronger Message | Florida's Cabinet Votes to Oppose Medical Marijuana Initiative | High School Libraries Censor Marijuana Research Book Despite Wide Scientific Praise | Penn State Professor Stages Second Protest -- and is Assaulted by Campus Police Chief | 44 Ohio Cops Charged with Drug-Corruption | Reno Delays Release of CIA/Crack Cocaine Report | Former Mexican Governor Arrested for Money Laundering | Drugs for Arms in Northern Ireland | Former Scotland Yard Drug Chief Urges Legalization of Drugs | Link of the Week: The Chicago Police are Looking for a Few Good Snitches | Editorial: Prosecutorial Discretion and the Death of Common Sense
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