包括两名治安官在内的14名密西西比州官员因联邦毒品和与卡特尔有关的贿赂阴谋被捕。 Fourteen Mississippi officers, including two sheriffs, arrested in federal drug and bribery scheme tied to cartel.

联邦调查局逮捕了14名现任或前任密西西比州执法人员,包括两名警长和一名首席副警长,罪名是联邦贩毒和与多管辖区腐败计划有关的贿赂。 The FBI arrested 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers, including two sheriffs and a chief deputy, on federal drug trafficking and bribery charges tied to a multi-jurisdictional corruption scheme. 调查范围从2023年到2024年,披露的警官接受了贿赂——大约高达37 000美元——为据信是墨西哥卡特尔一部分的毒品运输提供武装护送,其业务范围扩大到孟菲斯和迈阿密。 The investigation, spanning from 2023 to 2024, revealed officers accepted bribes—some up to $37,000—to provide armed escorts for drug shipments believed to be part of a Mexican cartel, with operations extending into Memphis and Miami. 一名联邦调查局卧底特工 假扮成卡特尔成员 参与刺杀行动 An undercover FBI agent posed as a cartel member in a sting operation. 逮捕是联邦更广泛努力的一部分,此前对密西西比执法部门的不当行为进行了调查,其中包括酷刑和种族歧视案件。 The arrests, part of a broader federal effort, follow previous probes into misconduct in Mississippi law enforcement, including torture and racial discrimination cases.