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16 in BSO investigated for possible steroid use
[SIZE=-1]MiamiHerald.com[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Sixteen Broward Sheriff's Office employees, including 15 deputies, have been moved to desk jobs while they are investigated for possible steroid use, according to BSO.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The 16 were placed on administrative assignment on Friday, BSO spokesman Jim Leljedal told The Miami Herald, pending the results of an internal affairs investigation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The investigation was first reported Tuesday night on the website of the Broward-Palm Beach New Times. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Before Friday, ''information was developed that they might be using steroids,'' Leljedal said. That lead to the group's being told to submit to drug tests.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Because of the ongoing investigation, Leljedal said, he could not discuss how the suspicions were raised or provide details of the inquiry.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The results will take a week to 10 days, he said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]If the tests show that some employees were using steroids, investigators then will proceed. ''First, we have to determine that a person is using steroids, and then whether they have a prescription and there is legitimate medical reason for using it,'' Leljedal said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]This is not the first time the issue of steroid use among South Florida law enforcement officers and employees has been raised.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In 2005, federal agents raided a Deerfield Beach pharmacy and discovered its clients included officers from several South Florida departments. Company records for PowerMedica included several BSO deputies, but they were later cleared of wrongdoing. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]MiamiHerald.com[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Sixteen Broward Sheriff's Office employees, including 15 deputies, have been moved to desk jobs while they are investigated for possible steroid use, according to BSO.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The 16 were placed on administrative assignment on Friday, BSO spokesman Jim Leljedal told The Miami Herald, pending the results of an internal affairs investigation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The investigation was first reported Tuesday night on the website of the Broward-Palm Beach New Times. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Before Friday, ''information was developed that they might be using steroids,'' Leljedal said. That lead to the group's being told to submit to drug tests.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Because of the ongoing investigation, Leljedal said, he could not discuss how the suspicions were raised or provide details of the inquiry.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The results will take a week to 10 days, he said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]If the tests show that some employees were using steroids, investigators then will proceed. ''First, we have to determine that a person is using steroids, and then whether they have a prescription and there is legitimate medical reason for using it,'' Leljedal said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]This is not the first time the issue of steroid use among South Florida law enforcement officers and employees has been raised.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In 2005, federal agents raided a Deerfield Beach pharmacy and discovered its clients included officers from several South Florida departments. Company records for PowerMedica included several BSO deputies, but they were later cleared of wrongdoing. [/SIZE]
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