We recommend this article: BUSTED: Watch LA cops plant drugs in black suspect’s wallet – unaware their body cams were on. Once again, police officers’ body cameras recorded officers planting drugs during an arrest. The police officers may not have realized that their cameras are programmed to save the 30 seconds of footage immediately before the officer activates the camera. Earlier this year, this 30-second feature revealed Baltimore police officers planting drugs. Although juries are reluctant to believe that police officers would plant drugs, perhaps videos from body cameras will show that this practice is more common than many people believe.