VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach Police officer was arrested and charged with drug-related crimes Tuesday after an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Police say 24-year-old Hugo Diaz-Rivera was arrested in Norfolk Tuesday and charged by local police with eight counts of possession of a schedule III controlled substance without a valid prescription.
He has a bond hearing scheduled for August 31 in Norfolk General District Court.
He has been suspended without pay and is being held at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center without bond.
Virginia Beach Police say they received information about one of their officers earlier this year.
The information led to a DEA investigation, which was “fully supported” by VBPD.
During the investigation, Diaz-Rivera, who has been with VBPD’s uniform patrol division since November 2018, was placed on administrative assignment.
The criminal investigation is ongoing, police say. The Office of Internal Affairs is conducting an internal administrative review.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the number of charges Hugo Diaz-Rivera faces.
