The only funny aspect about 130 people getting busted in a drug raid, is that 90 of them were cops! Yes, there were more cops busted in this sting than there were drug dealers! This was the "largest police corruption probe in FBI history," and it all went down in beautiful Puerto Rico.
C'mon now people, we're in the middle of a recession. Even cops are struggling. It didn't surprise me at all that more cops than usual are turning to drug dealers and criminals to keep their heads above water. The mission was called Operation Guard Shack and the plan was all but simple. There were 750 FBI agents planted in Puerto Rico with the goal of "65 predawn raids". According to the Daily News, here's the stats on the October 6th raid:
- 130 people arrested total
- 2 U.S. Army Officers
- 3 Puerto Rico National Guard soldiers
- 12 Prison Guards
Most of the crooked officers were busted acting as bodyguards to drug dealers. I'm not talking nickel and dime weedmen here. These cops were taking anywhere between $500 and $4,500 a transaction just to protect coke dealers as they handled their business. That's some serious money, especially when you add it up over the last 2 years!!!! I must admit though, the seed for the sting was planted ingeniously. An FBI agent posing as a coke dealer, put the word out that he needed security. Needless to say, more then enough cops responded to his needs! These are trained officers and they fell for their own "Academy Tricks."
Personally, I think this story has 2 morals. First and foremost, never fall the tricks you were trained to pinpoint! Secondly, when you do dirt, you get dirt in return. I'm sure the intentions of these officers weren't malicious. I'm sure most of them had their families welfare in mind; money can blind you like that. But anywhere in this game plan did anyone ever stop to think about the logistics? YOU'RE WORKING FOR/WITH DRUG DEALERS!!! Someone was bound to be watching them, and in turn witnessing the dirty cops. Friggin idiots!!!! Can't trust anyone these days.
By Jo Anne-Patricia @MzFilterless
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News Source: The Daily News
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