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Questions about snitch busted in Austin undercover operation

By Gritsforbreakfast

Bully for the Travis County Sheriff's Office: When an informant showed up for an undercover operation, they searched his vehicle before proceeding and found an ounce of coke in the trunk of his Porsche. Rather than ignore the crime and proceed with the undercover operation, they arrested the guy and took him to jail.It can be tempting for police to cover for their informants' misdeeds, so these deputies deserve credit for doing the right thing when they found drugs on the guy.Still, given my interest in the subject of snitching, the case raises additional questions that I hope will come out in proceedings against the would-be CI that follow:I wonder, how much coke were they planning to have the informant buy? Was the CI holding more drugs than the people they were targeting?Did they get a search warrant for his home and foundation offices to look for more drugs before he was released on bail? If he had an ounce in his car, there's probably more somewhere...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 27, 2008 (boomark / email).