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Cop Charged With Robbing Drug Dealers

2008_10_COPROB.jpgPolice officer Jorge H. Arbaje-Diaz was arrested for his alleged involvement in a "brazen drug robbery gang, which stole more than $4 million in dirty narcotics money from dealers up and down the East Coast," according to the Post. Prosecutors say the gang had a haul of 750 kilos of cocaine; the Daily News reports that Arbaje-Davis, a three-year NYPD veteran, "used his job to enter the homes of some victims, and in one case participated in an armed robbery while wearing his NYPD uniform, badge, gun and handcuffs." The indictment also says he "threaten[ed] to arrest them if they did not reveal where their drugs and money were stored." Additionally, another retired NYPD may have also been part of the gang which "kidnapped and sexually tortured some of their victims."

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  • sartre_is_for_lovers

    ducey myspace pic in training

  • Mr Mel

    I wonder how many people join the NYPD just to rob drug dealers.

  • Clarice City

    Cash fans are so sexy....

  • NannyState

    Cops and coke: the irresistable combination. As long as there are cops, there will always be plenty of cocaine.

  • HUGO_MEGO

    Welcome to Barack HUSSEIN Obama's Amerikka.

  • handsomedevil

    Didn't we just have this story a few weeks ago? Um, yeah, here it is. Same case or different?

  • Anna_Merkin

    King Kong ain't got sh-- on me!

  • Novanglus

    While I don't care for cops profiting from this, I do wish I could spend my time taking back the streets without having to adhere to the strict NYPD guidelines.

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