Former Plano cop Dockery sentenced to prison

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A former Plano police detective has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for his role in running a dangerous drug ring.

Federal Judge Sean Jordan of Plano sentenced Frank Dockery, 48,  to nearly 11-years in prison for helping run an oxycodone and fentanyl  drug ring at night while he was working as a cop during the day.

Dockery is a former Plano Police detective, a SWAT sniper and a firearms instructor.  Last year he and 10 other members of a gang dubbed The Bussell gang, were caught after a Fairview man died from an overdose

Court records say the gang had been operating for about 4 years.  And Dockery admitted in court that he used his police gun to protect other gang members.

Plano police chief Ed Drain declined comment saying in an e-mail “it is not our case and he is no longer our employee.”​

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