San Jose police chief responds to federal drug charges against former police union executive

San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata responded Saturday to an ongoing investigation that has resulted in federal drug charges against the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association.

"The recent arrest of a civilian administrative employee of the San Jose Police Officers Association ... by agents of the Department of Homeland Security has rightfully caused concern from our community that the actions of this one individual may be indicative of illegal activity or complicity by others," Mata posted.

He added,"To be clear, I have not received information that any employee, sworn or professional staff, of the San Jose Police Department is suspected of wrongdoing in connection with this investigation." The investigator, who has not yet been named, will look into the union's internal controls for"any changes that could have identified the alleged conduct sooner," union president Sean Pritchard said in the statement.

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