Hundreds of people may be unjustly behind bars because of six Philadelphia cops accused of planting drugs and stealing money, NBC 6 Philadelphia reports.
The FBI is investigating the former narcotics officers who were transferred to other duties pending the outcome of the investigation, NBC 6 reported, but the details are unclear.
The cops’ behavior led to the dismissal of 270 cases, according to NBC 6.
“We made the FBI task force, which is made up of FBI and Philadelphia Police, aware of what’s going on,” Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said. “That is continuing at this time. We’ve taken them from narcotics pending the outcome of the investigation.”
