#Virtues and vices list 400 cracked
Finally, two days after Christmas, the Metro Dade Police Department announced it had cracked the cases. But this time, three drug dealers drowned after jumping into the river to avoid the officers.įor months, there was no official word of what happened. Again, officers took 300 to 400 kilograms of cocaine, worth from $7.5 million to $10 million, investigators say. On July 28, officers staged a similar raid at a boat yard on the same river, according to investigators. The cocaine had a street value of about $25,000 a kilogram. They allegedly left with 300 to 400 kilograms (660 to 880 pounds) of cocaine in the trunks of their squad cars. One night early last summer, about a dozen police officers, wearing badges and blue uniforms, stormed a marina located a few miles from the heart of the city on the Miami River, according to affidavits and testimony. What investigators call "The Enterprise" grew into an alleged scheme to rip off drug dealers, sell drugs for profit and terrorize anyone who got in the way. It all began with petty shakedowns by the officers, according to affidavits and courtroom testimony. Investigators say one turned up drinking Dom Perignon at a fancy disco another was stopped driving a $59,000 Lotus sports car with $4,500 in cash two others made down payments on new homes with $50,000 in cash. Each has a fistful of commendations one was about to named "officer of the year" by the Miami Rotary Club.īut then last summer, acting on a tip, detectives began investigating these same officers, and allegedly found startling behavior for $25,000-a year policemen. Start with a group of young police officers - cocky, aggressive and, to all outward appearances, without blemish.
The scriptwriters for "Miami Vice" couldn't have concocted a better cast of characters.