The department’s Internal Affairs Bureau took the action against the officers,  bringing to five the number of cops who have been stripped of their police powers since February, the Daily News reported.

The paper reported earlier this year that one of the officers allegedly told an informant to lie about drug buys so he could obtain search warrants for homes of suspected dealers.

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