Former Jackson County deputy Zachary Wester. Photo / APA former US sheriff's deputy has received a 12-year prison sentence for planting drugs inside drivers' cars during traffic stops and then arresting them. Former Florida deputy Zachary Wester, 28, did not speak at Tuesday's hearing. Internal affairs investigators found the drugs hidden inside Wester's patrol car in the summer of 2018, shortly before he was suspended. Body camera video also showed Wester holding what appeared to be baggies filled with drugs surreptitiously before searching cars after stopping them.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 16, 2021 02:26 UTC