Posts Tagged ‘APD’
The Line: City Councilors Express Concerns About Reverse Sting Operations (Web Extra)
June 3, 2016 – Several Albuquerque city councilors voiced concerns recently after news broke that the Albuquerque Police Department was selling drugs to people in undercover sting operations. Mayor Richard Berry has said that he will not stop the department and that statement garnished harsh remarks from the city council. Many city councilors said that they feared that the…
Read MoreThe Line: Critiques Of APD Drug Stings
May 20, 2016 – Local media are reporting that the Albuquerque Police Department asked a judge to allow the department to manufacture and use confiscated drugs for undercover busts. APD detective Brian Sallee said in an interview with KRQE that APD is, “not out there making drugs and [APD is] not putting drugs out onto the street.” Sallee…
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