*ver A D*zen Law *nforcement *fficers – *ncluding Two Sh*riffs – *ccused Of T*king Br*bes Fr*m C*rtels To M*ve Dr*gs Thr*ugh The *nited St*tes

In what officials called “a monumental betrayal of public trust,” more than a dozen law enforcement officers are among 20 defendants charged in Mississippi and Tennessee for an alleged drug trafficking bribery scheme.

The federal indictment alleges the defendants, which includes two sheriffs, of accepting bribes from FBI agents posing