7 ex-NC sheriff’s deputies among 14 convicted in major drug sting

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Fourteen people – including 7 current or ex-law enforcement officers — have been convicted in a massive drug sting operation that focused on areas of Eastern North Carolina, officials say.

On April 13, 2015, federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 15 people in “Operation Rockfish,” which the government said involved drug corruption among then-active law enforcement agents in the I-95 corridor of NC.

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