Waiawa correctional officer charged in large marijuana bust
COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
Logotaeao Marie Faatea, who was hired by the Department of Public Safety in 2003, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of possessing 25 pounds of marijuana and one count of first-degree commercial promotion of marijuana.
A Waiawa Correctional Facility training sergeant has been charged with two counts of possessing and selling a large amount of marijuana.
Logotaeao Marie Faatea, who was hired by the Department of Public Safety in 2003, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of possessing 25 pounds of marijuana and one count of first-degree commercial promotion of marijuana.
The Department of Public Safety also is conducting an internal administrative investigation.
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Surprise, surprise.
She’ll get promoted.
25 pounds…wow
Checked online and Hawaii weed averages about $307 an ounce. That makes 25 pounds worth about $122,800. Nice tax free side income for Hawaii prison guards to be weed dealers.
wasn’t overtime enough?
Once weed is legalized in Hawaii, this price will come down and the states legal cost and incarceration cost will go down. A win win.
A training sergeant? They must hide the risky employees in the training section. Heard that’s what HPD used to do.
Prisoners use a lot of marijuana. Keeps them happy.
The State just licensed pakalolo dispensaries to a number of huis so the licensees did not want any competition and suggested -down-crack on unlicensed peddlers. Cutting out the competition for the insiders?
Hmm… interesting theory… can’t dispute it or verify it but it’s possible.
Another crumb who betrayed his badge and public trust…….
I do believe it’s a her.
I wonder if he’s on paid leave during the investigation?
You know their government union bosses will be vouching for them and they will find ways to keep them rotten one on the pay roll wasting THE REAL TAX PAYERS in court fighting litigation for “inappropriate” investigation to the case or for “civil rights” violation, just watch as this story unfolds.
Sorry to disappoint you, but the union will not defend the accused in this kind of case.
Was it good stuff?
Maui wowee, Puna buttah or Kona gold; only the best quality weed is sold to the inmate population by Hawaii prison guards.
Get promoted to lieutenant now.
Nothing new hear folks.
Most of her sales were from a captive audience.
What? Dat stuff was pakalolo? Da kine told me it was organic fertilizer. I was going home put around my spam tree.
hmmm – dis kine stuffs no happen in one vacuum. oddah peepols gotta know wat’s wat, wid who, how, and wea! almos’ to da point of attually being complicit! investigate? IDK! no can hide the smell! too strong and unique! jes follow da smell!!!
She’s not the only guard selling lots of them is but never got caught yet…
Wow… she didn’t mess around with just a few ounces… she went all out for a large 25 pound bale of the organic stuff!!! No wonder she got caught; probably couldn’t hide it well enough in her high-class SUV.