East Chicago police officer faces drug charge

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From: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...,3879491.story

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - Federal agents say an East Chicago police officer was arrested attempting to buy $60,000 worth of cocaine from a police informant.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says 47-year-old Xavier Herrera was recorded on videotape attempting to buy three kilograms of the drug in a fast food restaurant parking lot in the Chicago suburb of Summit, Ill.

Authorities say Herrera and two others are being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago pending a detention hearing Wednesday. The DEA says Herrera waived his right to a lawyer and signed a statement admitting his role.

The East Chicago police chief says he will request that Herrera be placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case.