3 Philadelphia officers accused of working with drug dealers

According to the indictment, the scheme was hatched on April 20, when Venziale met with Ortiz near the North Philadelphia Amtrak station. Venziale and Ortiz discussed a plan to steal, with the illegal assistance of Philadelphia police officers, 300 grams of heroin from Miguel Santiago.

The officers and fellow conspirators believed the heroin they stole from Santiago would be sold for further distribution.

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