#194 - Police Officer Wrongfully Accused of Trafficking $750 Million in Cocaine | Raymond Hicks

Raymond Hicks was a highly decorated Broward County Sheriff's deputy for 15 years. After witnessing and reporting corruption in his agency, he was falsely charged with trafficking 350 kilos of cocaine. He spent over 16 months in prison while fighting his fabricated charges before a jury who eventually acquitted him. EPISODE LINKS https://www.youtube.com/@raymondhicks2305 https://a.co/d/1dHt1Mk https://gofund.me/de41d58c SPONSORS VERSO - Go to https://ver.so/danny to save 15% on your order. FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon OUTLINE 0:00 - Growing up in the most dangerous part of Florida 4:13 - Raymond's father 10:49 - The problem with police corruption 14:43 - How Raymond became a Gold Cross Recipient 22:04 - Patrolling the streets of Broward County (District 5) 33:04 - Getting arrested by his own department 38:37 - Charged with trafficking $750 million in cocaine 58:18 - The trial 1:00:07 - Prison time & fighting fabricated charges 1:06:56 - The jury trial process 1:18:07 - Winning the jury trial and returning home after 16 months in prison 1:35:01 - Can Police corruption be fixed? 1:41:29 - Being targeted & harassed by the Police Dept. 1:50:40 - Working special-ops for Apple 2:06:06 - The overwhelming response from Ray’s story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices