Miami cop charged with cocaine possession after arrest at popular nightclub

It was Thanksgiving week and, police and state prosecutors say, a Miami cop was doing a little too much partying.

In the early morning hours of Nov. 18, police say a Miami cop named Adrian Santos was spotted inhaling a white powdery substance from a plastic bag inside the popular Miami nightclub E11even.

Police say video surveillance obtained from the nightclub show the 25-year-old police officer snorting from a baggie. Forensic tests, according to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, concluded the substance was cocaine.

Santos, a 2 1/2 year veteran was charged Tuesday with possession of cocaine. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had been relieved of duty.

“Every police officer who has taken an oath to enforce the law also has a duty to respect and follow the law,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a prepared statement.

Police said Santos was off-duty and out of uniform while at the club at 29 NE 11th St. The person who observed Santos notified security, who walked the officer outside to police working an off-duty detail. Officers determined Santos was a fellow cop, took possession of the baggie and detained Santos.

He was charged Tuesday after the analysis of the substance came back from the forensic lab. Miami police Chief Rodolfo Llanes is will discuss the arrest during a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

This report will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published January 9, 2018 at 2:51 PM with the headline "Miami cop charged with cocaine possession after arrest at popular nightclub."