Multiple law enforcement officers across the Mississippi Delta were arrested on Thursday by the FBI in a drug conspiracy takedown, authorities confirmed to Mississippi Today.

Sunflower County Sheriff James Haywood told Mississippi Today that FBI agents called him early Thursday morning and informed him that Sunflower County Chief Deputy Marvin Flowers had been arrested. The charges involved “public corruption,” but Haywood didn’t yet know the specific charges. The federal sting ensnared “a couple sheriffs in the Delta and numerous police officers,” he said.

“In law enforcement, we’re supposed to set the bar of honesty. We’re supposed to set the bar on trust in our community. We can’t violate it,” Haywood added. “This is devastating news, and we just got to pick up the pieces and regain t

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