Veteran Miami-Dade Cop Arrested On Drug Charge

MIAMI (CBS4) --  A 27-year veteran of the Miami-Dade police department has been arrested on drug charges.

According to Miami-Dade Police, Officer Joey Ganem, 47, was arrested and charged with two counts of Possession of Cocaine.

Police say internal affairs investigators witnessed Ganem purchasing narcotics in a Coconut Grove neighborhood around 3:00 a.m. Friday April 8th.

A short time later, police pulled him over for a traffic stop at SW 37th Avenue and 29th Street where they found the cocaine, said police.

Ganem was arrested without incident and taken to the Dade County Jail.

Ganem was relieved of duty pending the conclusion of the investigation.

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