An investigation into Detroit Police Department’s narcotics unit has found a half-dozen instances of officers allegedly stealing money from drug dealers and two in which drugs were planted on suspects.
According the Associated Press, the narcotics unit was raided Aug. 22 and files going back a decade were seized along with computers. Members of the unit with five or more years of experience were reassigned.
The investigation has found that some officers stole from drug dealers, planted drugs on suspects and lied to prosecutors to get search warrants.
A former narcotics officer was indicted the day of the narcotics unit raid on federal charges related to bribes received from a drug dealer. He's awaiting trial, and Chief James Craig says he's looking at the crew that the officer was assigned to.
“Sadly, as we continue our probe, we think it’s going to grow in terms of magnitude,” Craig said.
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