Eight NYPD officers and a New Jersey corrections officer were among 12 people arrested Tuesday in connection with a gun-running ring that dealt weapons in New York City. The officers arrested include five active-duty cops assigned to Brooklyn and three retired officers, WNBC reported. Most of the officers are believed to be patrolmen. The suspects were picked up early Tuesday by FBI agents and investigators from the NYPD’s Internal Affairs unit. Their arrests were expected to be formally announced later Tuesday. Some of those arrested are also accused of illegally running cigarettes and slot machines. The bust comes as prosecutors prepare to lay charges in another case involving NYPD corruption. The Bronx District Attorney’s office was expected to charge officers in connection with that case — a ticket-fixing investigation — later this week.
