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Philly police officers face drug charges
PHILADELPHIA, Three Philadelphia police officers have been charged with stealing heroin from a drug dealer and passing it on to an undercover federal agent, their chief says.
One of their wives was also indicted, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. Investigators said she served as a message center and money courier.
Mark Williams, 26, James Venziale, 31, Robert Snyder, 29, and Christal Snyder, 26, were arrested Tuesday. The officers were being held without bail, and Police Chief Charles Ramsey said they can expect to be fired immediately.
"But that's going to be the least of their worries, because they're gonna do some serious time as a result of this," Ramsey said. "All three officers did more than just disgrace their badge and betray the trust. They committed very, very serious crimes, and for that they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
Prosecutors say a Drug Enforcement Administration agent met the three officers after gaining the confidence of drug dealers in North Philadelphia. Two dealers, who have also been charged, came up with a plan to rob another dealer, using the officers to stage a bogus arrest.
PHILADELPHIA, Three Philadelphia police officers have been charged with stealing heroin from a drug dealer and passing it on to an undercover federal agent, their chief says.
One of their wives was also indicted, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. Investigators said she served as a message center and money courier.
Mark Williams, 26, James Venziale, 31, Robert Snyder, 29, and Christal Snyder, 26, were arrested Tuesday. The officers were being held without bail, and Police Chief Charles Ramsey said they can expect to be fired immediately.
"But that's going to be the least of their worries, because they're gonna do some serious time as a result of this," Ramsey said. "All three officers did more than just disgrace their badge and betray the trust. They committed very, very serious crimes, and for that they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
Prosecutors say a Drug Enforcement Administration agent met the three officers after gaining the confidence of drug dealers in North Philadelphia. Two dealers, who have also been charged, came up with a plan to rob another dealer, using the officers to stage a bogus arrest.