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Tuesday, February 1, 1994
Volume:
10
Issue:
2
49
Abstract:
On January 19, 1994, law enforcement authorities reported that on the previous day Armando "Scarface" Garcia, an accused ringleader in the notorious "River Cops" scandal that plagued Miami police corruption of the 1980s, was captured in Colombia after six years in hiding. During his term as a Miami policeman Garcia served as a graveyard-shift officer who allegedly stole lots of cocaine, plotted to kill witnesses and caused the Miami River drownings of three smugglers. According to Miami prosecutors, Garcia and his father will be deported to the U.S. Prosecutors reportedly expect that convicted River Cops who received long prison terms will testify against them?[more]