News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: Officer Admits To Stealing Cocaine |
| Title: | US CA: Officer Admits To Stealing Cocaine |
| Published On: | 2000-03-26 |
| Source: | San Luis Obispo County Tribune (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-04 23:33:31 |
OFFICER ADMITS TO STEALING COCAINE
A Long Beach police officer admitted Friday that he planned to sell 13
pounds of cocaine that he stole from an undercover agent posing as a drug
dealer.
Julio A. Alcaraz, 36, an 11-year veteran of the police force, pleaded
guilty in federal court to charges that he participated in a conspiracy to
possess cocaine with the intent to distribute.
He faces a sentence of between 10 and 20 years in prison. Police said
Alcaraz was arrested Jan. 27 after begin caught in a sting operation
conducted by undercover anti-narcotics agents.
Alcaraz met up that night with an undercover agent posing as a drug dealer
and - brandishing a gun - stole about 13 pounds of cocaine from the man.
A Long Beach police officer admitted Friday that he planned to sell 13
pounds of cocaine that he stole from an undercover agent posing as a drug
dealer.
Julio A. Alcaraz, 36, an 11-year veteran of the police force, pleaded
guilty in federal court to charges that he participated in a conspiracy to
possess cocaine with the intent to distribute.
He faces a sentence of between 10 and 20 years in prison. Police said
Alcaraz was arrested Jan. 27 after begin caught in a sting operation
conducted by undercover anti-narcotics agents.
Alcaraz met up that night with an undercover agent posing as a drug dealer
and - brandishing a gun - stole about 13 pounds of cocaine from the man.
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