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Maui officer surrenders on drug charges


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POSTED: Saturday, May 08, 2010

A 17-year veteran of the Maui Police Department was charged Monday with two drug offenses, police said.

; Ryan Masada, 39, turned himself in Monday night to the Wailuku station for one count of third-degree promoting a dangerous drug and one count of prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia, acting Sgt. Tanya Dods said in an e-mail.

An information charging arrest warrant was issued for Masada, and he was processed and posted $10,000 bail, Dods said.

He has been reassigned from the Wailuku Patrol Division to administrative duty.

Dods would not release further details pending prosecution.