{"id":115890,"date":"2018-01-17T22:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T03:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=115890"},"modified":"2018-01-17T15:38:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T20:38:21","slug":"deputy-sheriff-3-cohorts-arrested-drug-trafficking-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/deputy-sheriff-3-cohorts-arrested-drug-trafficking-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Sheriff, 3 Cohorts Arrested in Drug Trafficking Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 A Los Angeles County deputy sheriff who allegedly agreed on two occasions to oversee the delivery of narcotics and other contraband in exchange for cash payments was arrested this morning, along with three other men, on federal narcotics charges.<\/p>\n

Special agents with the Federal Bureau Investigation this morning arrested Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Collins and the other three after they arrived in Pasadena, allegedly to provide \u201csecurity\u201d for the transport of nearly 45 pounds of cocaine and more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine. During the FBI\u2019s undercover investigation, Collins allegedly agreed that he and his team would accompany the narcotics and take calculated steps to prevent legitimate law enforcement from intercepting the drugs \u2013 in exchange for cash payments as high as $250,000.<\/p>\n

Collins and two other men were charged in a federal criminal complaint filed last week. Collins and these two co-defendants allegedly provided security in November for the transport of what they thought was six kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as marijuana and counterfeit cigarettes.<\/p>\n

In justifying the high fees for his services, Collins allegedly told an undercover FBI agent \u201cwe\u2019re cops\u201d and \u201call of our transports make it through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those named in the complaint are:<\/p>\n