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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 05:23 PM Nov 2021

Raleigh police detective fired after accusations of planting fake heroin on group of Black men

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Raleigh Police Department fired a detective accused of planting fake heroin on a group of black men.

Omar Abdullah, along with the city of Raleigh, were the subjects of a civil rights lawsuit filed back in April.

The lawsuit accused officer Abdullah of falsely planting fake heroin on the men and then charging them with heroin trafficking.

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The plaintiffs faced more than seven years in prison and spent more than two years in jail before the charges were dismissed.

Read the rest at: https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/raleigh-police-detective-fired-after-accusations-of-planting-fake-heroin-on-group-of-black-men/
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Raleigh police detective fired after accusations of planting fake heroin on group of Black men (Original Post) PoliticAverse Nov 2021 OP
Giant lawsuit coming..better settle asap Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #1
"The city later settled the lawsuit for $2 million.". n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2021 #2
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