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14 current or ex-Mississippi law enforcement officers plead not guilty in drug-trafficking scheme
Fourteen Mississippi officers, including two sheriffs, face federal drug trafficking charges for allegedly escorting cocaine shipments and accepting bribes, officials said.
- 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded not guilty to federal charges, including allegations of involvement in a drug-trafficking conspiracy, according to prosecutors.
- Prosecutors say officers took bribes to shield suspected traffickers, with Washington County Sheriff Milton Gaston and Humphreys County Sheriff Bruce Williams allegedly accepting thousands and giving a Mexican cartel their `blessing`.
- Investigators say the scheme moved 25 kilograms of cocaine through Mississippi counties into Memphis, Tennessee, and six other people were arrested.
- The state board suspended the officers' law enforcement certificates pending hearings, while U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner called the scheme a `monumental betrayal of public trust` and the FBI cited damage to trust last month.
- Attorney Michael Carr urged getting to the merits so his sheriff client can be publicly vindicated, emphasizing the need for jury review and innocence until proven guilty.
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14 current or ex-Mississippi law enforcement officers plead not guilty in drug-trafficking scheme
Fourteen current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers are among 20 people who have pleaded not guilty to federal charges in a drug-trafficking conspiracy.
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