Westchester County cop among suspects in drug raid

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http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/TSA-Agents-Cops-Arrested-in-Oxycodone-Bust-129720708.html

Three TSA agents and at least two police officers have been arrested, accused of being involved in a massive oxycodone trafficking operation between Connecticut, New York and Florida, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Twenty were arrested, federal officials said, including three Transportation Security Administration officers based at airports in Florida and New York, a Westchester County police officer and a Florida State Trooper, whose names have not been released. Nine of them are from Connecticut and most of those people are from Waterbury.

The investigation began when officials received a tip that someone was traveling to Stamford from Florida to sell thousands of oxycodone pills.

In April, police arrested the person, referred to only as “the individual” and he admitted to running pills to Connecticut, 8,000 pills at a time, for a year, officials said. He is cooperating to receive a benefit in a case that is pending in Connecticut.

Officials said the suspects are accused of receiving cash to assist in moving tens of thousands of oxycodone pills from Florida to New York and Connecticut as well as transporting cash proceeds from the sale of the drugs back to Florida.

During the news conference, officials said the suspects are accused of buying oxycodone from the conspiracy, of being involved in the illegal purchase and distribution or of possession with intent to distribute.

U.S. Attorney David B. Fein, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Stamford Police Chief Robert Nivakoff will hold a news conference on Tuesday afternoon in Stamford to discuss the arrests. More information will be posted once it becomes available.