By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Three South Carolina law enforcement officers who accepted money in exchange for protecting what they thought were drug traffickers have pleaded guilty.
Turns out, the Mexican drug-trafficking cartel was actually a group of undercover FBI agents.
A former Springfield officer and two Orangeburg County deputies pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges connected to the sting, The State reports.
The law enforcement officials believed they were guarding cartel trucks full of cash and drugs that were traveling south on Interstate 26 through Orangeburg County.
They were indicted in March.
Four other officers have pending cases.
The FBI used wiretaps and covert videos showing the officers agreed to “guard” the trucks.
