A detective with the Raleigh Police Department in North Carolina has been fired after being accused of planting fake heroin on a group of Black men.  

According to WNCN, in April, Omar Abdullah and the city of Raleigh were named in a civil rights lawsuit. It accused Abdullah of falsely planting the fake drugs on men and then charging them with heroin trafficking.  

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The lawsuit’s 15 plaintiffs alleged Abdullah worked with other officers and a confidential informant to frame people, The News Observer reported. In September, the lawsuit was settled by the city of Raleigh for $2 million.  

The former detective was on administrative leave for over a year. Then, the Raleigh Police Department released a statement on Nov. 1, stating, “Omar Abdullah was terminated from the Raleigh Police Department on Oct. 28, 2021.”  

The men who filed the lawsuit faced more than seven years in prison and spent several years behind bars before the charges against them were eventually dismissed.  

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One of the attorneys representing the suit’s plaintiffs, Abraham Rubert-Schewel, said more people who were harmed by Abdullah’s actions had come forward. “These individuals are all women and children who were detained or had guns pointed at them during SWAT-style raids of their homes,” he wrote in a statement. “We intend to seek justice for them as well.”  

The lawsuit was one step towards justice, but some who were impacted by Abdullah’s misconduct are not satisfied with the outcome. Robin Mills’ son was one of the men who spent time in jail after being charged. She thinks there needs to be more transparency when officers are disciplined. “They should tell the public what happened. It shouldn’t be private,” she told the News Observer. “I am not satisfied at all.”  

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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said her office had investigated false evidence being used to make more than a dozen arrests. None of the other officers named in the lawsuit have been placed on administrative leave or duty.  

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