N.Y. DETECTIVES ARRESTED IN DRUG CONSPIRACY CASE

NEW YORK--Two decorated New York police detectives along with a retired
officer were arrested Wednesday on conspiracy charges alleging they were
cocaine and heroin couriers for a Colombia-supplied drug ring, authorities
said.

Detectives Willie Parson and Steve Fuller, both 43, and retired police
officer Philip Moog, 55, were arrested by the FBI and ordered held without
bail. The detectives denied the charges through their attorneys.

"This appears to be a single-witness case against this highly decorated
officer," Parson's attorney, John Jacobs, said during his client's
arraignment Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court.

Court documents claim the three were hired to take drugs to Detroit and
Baltimore.

Their arrests grew from a three-year investigation that started with
Francisco Ubejo and Miladys Tineo, who, informants told police, were
selling cocaine and heroin from a clothing store.

Authorities had secretly recorded Tineo telling a police informant that she
and Ubejo "had three cops" working for them, court papers said.

Tineo was arrested last month and told authorities that Parson, a homicide
detective, was paid $3,000 a trip to take heroin to Detroit and return with
cash. She also claimed to be the supplier for a heroin-dealing operation
involving Parson and said he once failed to pay her $200,000.

Tineo claimed that Fuller, a warrant squad detective, and Moog made several
deliveries to customers in Baltimore and Detroit. In some cases, the buyers
paid $500 to $700 for each kilogram delivered, Tineo said.

In a sting operation that was carried out last month, Tineo arranged for
Fuller to pick up fake cocaine. According to court papers, he delivered the
package to an undercover agent in a Baltimore hotel room equipped with
surveillance cameras.

Both Parson and Fuller joined the force in January 1982. Parson has earned
10 medals, and Fuller four, police officials said. The department does not
comment on pending litigation.

Authorities said the officers drove private cars but carried their badges
and used police pagers while committing their crimes.

"These detectives . . . betrayed the trust of the citizens of this city and
broke faith with all of law enforcement," said U.S. Atty. Loretta Lynch.