Undercover Drug Sting Abroad Goes Awry and Leads to Damage Awards

On March 8, 1995, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida awarded substantial damages to plaintiffs caught in a botched undercover sting operation in April 1991. The case is significant in that it indicates the potential costs of conducting undercover sting operations and the growing interaction between international criminal law and international human rights law…(more)