US Edition2 Mississippi sheriffs and 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme, officials say
- On Oct. 30, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Marvin Flowers, Chief Deputy, Sunflower County Sheriff's Department, Bruce Williams, Sheriff of Humphreys County, and Milton M. Gaston, Sheriff of Washington County, in pre-dawn raids as part of a Mississippi Delta operation.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner said indictments allege law enforcement officers provided safe passage for narcotics and drug proceeds through the Delta into Memphis in exchange for bribes and involved related firearms offenses.
- Authorities say one indictment charging 15 people alleges officers transported 25 kilograms of cocaine and accepted bribes of $20,000 and $37,000.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Mims will prosecute the cases, defendants have been granted bond, and all arrested remain presumed innocent as Humphreys County holds an emergency meeting and Chief Deputy Billy Barber assumes command.
- Andrew Bailey said the multi-year probe uncovered `systemic corruption` across multiple counties and agencies in Mississippi, noting prior federal investigations including the Rankin County "Goon Squad" and the Lexington Police Department .
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Indictment: Sheriffs, Officers Took Drug Trafficking Bribes
Federal authorities announced indictments against 20 people on Thursday, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers. The yearslong investigation swept across multiple counties in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi...
20 arrested in multi-state drug sting in Mississippi Delta
Twenty individuals from Mississippi and Tennessee were arrested Thursday on federal charges related to an alleged drug trafficking conspiracy that prosecutors say reached deep into the ranks of law enforcement in the Mississippi Delta. Those arrested include Washington County Sheriff Milton Gaston, Humphreys County Sheriff Bruce Williams and Sunflower County Chief Deputy Marvin Flowers. Other police officers named in the indictments are: Brandon…
2 Mississippi sheriffs and 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme, officials say
Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, who allegedly took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers.
FBI Sting Ensnares 14 Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers in Alleged ‘Delta Drug Conspiracy’
A wide-ranging FBI sting has ensnared some of the top law enforcement officers around multiple Mississippi counties, in what the agency is calling a “Delta drug conspiracy.” The post FBI Sting Ensnares 14 Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers in Alleged ‘Delta Drug Conspiracy’ appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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