14 current or ex-Mississippi law enforcement officers plead not guilty in drug-trafficking scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Twenty people, including 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers, have pleaded not guilty to federal charges that allege a widespread drug-trafficking conspiracy. The indictments accuse officers from multiple law enforcement agencies in Mississippi of taking bribes to provide safe transport to people they believed were drug traffickers. Six other people […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, 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…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi sheriff, who was arrested in connection to a federal drug conspiracy sting, pled not guilty to the charges against him. According to court documents, Humphreys County Sheriff Bruce Williams pled not guilty to three counts in the indictment. Last week, federal authorities announced indictments…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - A Houston, Texas, man pled guilty on Friday to traveling from Texas to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, Jeffrey Daster Torres, 38, traveled to Gulfport with Roberto Renteria-Guerrero, 53, to distribute almost 200 grams of a substance containing fentanyl. Law…