Three Indianapolis police officers face federal charges of drug trafficking for what prosecutors say was a conspiracy that involved raids on a house and an apartment, and the theft of money and several pounds of marijuana.
An indictment unsealed Tuesday names police officers Robert B. Long, Jason P. Edwards and James Davis. It describes Long as a narcotics detective and the leader of a conspiracy this spring to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute.
All three officers have been arrested by the FBI. It was not immediately known whether they had defense attorneys.
The indictment said the officers talked in code by telephone and that Long tipped a fourth defendant named in the indictment, Kabec Higgins, about police plans to search his business, Ear Candy Music.
Long also seized a FedEx parcel containing up to 13 pounds of marijuana, the indictment states. It said 8 pounds were removed and sold for $4,000. Long then turned in nearly 5 pounds from the parcel to a police narcotics vault to cover up the missing portion, the indictment said.
The court document also says Long and Davis entered an apartment looking for marijuana and that the three officers took 5 pounds of the drug and $18,300 from a home during a June 4 break-in.
After that break-in, Davis wiped the interior door handle and lock with his gloves in an attempt to clean off any fingerprints, the indictment states.
It also said that Long and Davis illegally seized $20,000 from a person they thought was selling marijuana in March. Davis also is accused of illegally stopping cars to seize money.
The three officers face counts alleging drug trafficking and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
Federal prosecutors have scheduled a Tuesday afternoon news conference to discuss the case.
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