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\nAn elite Louisville task force that intercepted shipments of heroin and other illegal drugs at UPS’ worldwide hub has been disbanded after a former detective stole nearly $75,000 while on the job.<\/p>\n
\nAn elite Louisville task force that intercepted shipments of heroin and other illegal drugs at UPS’ worldwide hub has been disbanded after a former detective stole nearly $75,000 while on the job.<\/p>\n
The Louisville Metro Police Department pulled the task force from the shipping giant’s hub at the Louisville International Airport in September.<\/p>\n
Investigators used drug-detecting dogs to intercept packages, many of which had been shipped by Mexican cartels.<\/p>\n
The task force was disbanded after the FBI uncovered that Detective Kyle Willett had stolen large amounts of cash from the packages. Willett pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge in December.<\/p>\n
The detectives have been reassigned to other narcotics investigations.<\/p>\n
UPS spokesman Mike Mangeot says the company has continued in-house security measures to intercept illegal packages.
\nSource: AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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