Drug War Issues
New Haven's former top narc heads to prison, a Louisiana DARE officer goes down, a South Carolina jail guard gets caught shooting cocaine, and an Idaho deputy gets caught ripping off cash and drugs. Just another week in the drug war. Let's get to it:
In New Haven, Connecticut, the former head of the New Haven police drug squad was sentenced Monday to 38 months in prison for stealing thousands of dollars in supposed drug money planted by the FBI in a sting and for taking bribes from bail bondsmen. Former Lt. William White, 64, pleaded guilty last October in US District Court to conspiracy to commit bribery and theft of government property. He admitted to stealing $27,500 planted by the FBI in a car trunk and another $1,000 planted at a house after being told it belonged to drug dealers.
In Pineville, Louisiana, the Pineville Police DARE officer was arrested April 23 after a drug deal he was plotting with an informant while on duty was inadvertently broadcast over a police scanner. Officer Raymond Smith, 37, a nine-year veteran and DARE officer for the last year, was working at a local elementary school, when local law enforcement starting overhearing a conversation about taking "bricks" and "kilos" to Detroit. Smith then met with the informant, and was arrested for conspiring to obtain and distribute one kilogram of powder cocaine.
In Union, South Carolina, a Union County jail guard was arrested April 23 for stealing cocaine used to train drug dogs and shooting it up on the job. Union County Detention Center Officer Ricky Haney, 53, is charged with possession of cocaine and misconduct in office in the April 7 incident. He is now a former Union County jail guard at last report residing at his former place of employment.
In Boise, Idaho, a former Fremont County deputy sheriff was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing cash and prescription drugs from the county jail. Deputy Bradley Holjeson, 25, came under suspicion after an inmate being released asked for his cash back and it couldn't be found. An audit quickly turned up missing prescription pain relievers, and after several interviews with investigators, Holjeson resigned and moved to Boise. He now faces charges of grand larceny and possession of a controlled substance.
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War on Drugs
It is a sad fact that we learned nothing from the prohibition of alcohol. We are now repeating our failure with the so called War on Drugs which is just another way of saying "Slavery is alive and well in the United States today, it is called "The War on Drugs"" How foolish we all look creating the same mistake over again. When will we learn? We must declare the war won and send the former POW's home with their rights restored.
Donald Sheldon
Pineville cops are corrupt
they have an informant named joseph 'tre' godeau III, he uses and sells drugs, drinks and drives, starts fights, and has no police record. He starts fights with me and my friends and gets beat up and we get arrested. Pineville wont allow anyone to press any kind of charges on him. this is a major breakdown in the law enforcement around here. why should i follow the laws if they have a habitual offender given free reign to do as he pleases. I figure the next time he tries to fight me and i beat him down, he will get me arrested again, but this time in court ill call it a mistrial, after all, it cant be a fair trail if only one party involved can be held accountable for his actions.
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