Dallas Fake Drug Scandal May Taint Federal Cases
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Fri Jan 31, 2003 at 11:42:58 PM EST
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Posted on Fri Jan 31, 2003 at 11:42:58 PM EST
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The two Dallas detectives involved in the fake drug scandal also worked federal cases. The federal cases may now be tainted.
The scandal involved the officers' use of informants who were paid more than $200,000. to distribute fake drugs while passing them off as real.
"The officers' work through the Police Department led state prosecutors to dismiss more than 85 state felony drug cases.... The latest disclosure raises questions about whether federal cases may have been tainted and if so, how many."
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