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HAMPTON — One day in the spring of 2010, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) approached...

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POLL: What is your assessment of the Hampton Police Division's undercover cigarette sting?

The Hampton Police Division ran an undercover sting into black-market cigarette sales for about 19 months, realizing thousands of dollars in revenue, yet making no arrests. The operation was shutdown after allegations of misconduct. What is your assessment of the operation?

  • We don't know all the facts in the case, so it's hard to make a fair assessment.
  • Success can't always be measured in arrests. They could have gathered valuable intel to fight crime in the city.
  • The operation sounds like it had good intentions, but after it failed to yield arrests, it should have been disbanded long before 19 months.
  • It sounds like they were more interested in making money and buying cars than in making arrests.
  • It sounds like a total boondoggle.
  • I don't have an opinion.
  

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