Six current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to date and another has been found not guilty in an alleged drug trafficking bribery scheme that ensnared 20 people, including two sheriffs.
Federal indictments filed in October allege 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers took bribes from an FBI agent posing as a member of a Mexican drug cartel in exchange for helping to transport 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of cocaine through Mississippi Delta counties and into Memphis.
