"Officer gets 13-year sentence for role in cocaine conspiracy; Is first of three to be sentenced in Boston case" by Michael Naughton and Megan Woolhouse/Boston Globe December 13, 2007
A veteran Boston police officer who agreed to protect shipments of cocaine coming into the city was sentenced yesterday to 13 years in prison.
The sentence Carlos A. Pizarro received in US District Court will be followed by five years of supervised release, according to the US attorney's office. Pizarro, 38, was the first of three former officers to be sentenced for involvement in a drug trafficking ring.
Pizarro and former officers Roberto Pulido and Nelson Carrasquillo admitted to conspiring to protect the transport and sale of 100 grams of cocaine last year for drug dealers who turned out to be undercover federal agents.
That's the DRUG PROBLEM in YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, folks!!!!!
Pizarro provided surveillance of the garage while a second truck came to pick up the drugs. He then guided the truck out of the city, according to the US attorney's office.
About two weeks later, the officers traveled to Miami to meet with men they believed were cocaine dealers. They were paid for their services and took money to protect a future shipment. They were arrested by federal agents after receiving the payment.
Sooooo... WHAT HAPPENED to that FIRST SHIPMENT of COKE?
GOVERNMENT SELL IT?
During Pulido's trial, allegations arose about other officers hosting illegal after-hours gambling parties, prompting Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis to vow to investigate other possible corruption."
Oooooooh, what to do when the COPS are the CRIMINALS?
