San Jose Police Union Director charged with attempting to import synthetic opioids, fired

[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-jose-police-union-executive-director-fired-after-opioid-smuggling-arrest-joanne-marian-segovia/

The executive director for a Northern California police union who was charged with attempting to illegally import synthetic opioids from India and other countries has been fired from her job, officials said Friday.

Joanne Marian Segovia, who was the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association, was arrested last week on charges she attempted to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl, an analogue of the synthetic opioid that has driven the overdose crisis in the United States, said the U.S. Attorney's office in a news release.

The police association fired her after completing an initial internal investigation, union officials said in a statement. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison.

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The complaint alleges that Segovia used her personal and office computers to order thousands of opioid and other pills to her home address. Segovia also allegedly agreed to distribute the drugs in the United States. Between October 2015 and January, Segovia allegedly had at least 61 shipments mailed to her home, the complaint said.

In addition to using her home to receive packages, Segovia allegedly used her office at the San Jose Police Officers' Association to distribute the pills. According to her LinkedIn page, Segovia was the executive director of the association for over 19 years, beginning in July 2003. On its website, the association says it represents members on matters like wages, benefits and working conditions. Segovia is no longer listed on the website and it is not clear what her role entailed.

The packages were sent from overseas, including Hong Kong, Hungary, India and Singapore. Shipping manifests for the packages described them as "Wedding Party Favors," candies, or makeup products, the complaint alleged, but between July 2019 and Jan. 2023, officials intercepted and opened five packages and found that they contained "thousands of pills of controlled substances."

[jojoju1998]

Oh yeah; the Bay Area law enforcement system has been corrupt for decades. My uncle says that when he was a lowly correctional officer; there were always rumors about prisoners paying off other guards.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Hey, at least he wasn't a trans.

[MasterJedi]

Remember, police are always the ones spreading the rumor of being able to die from touching fentanyl. It has been proven false and yet they keep spreading it. Lots of videos of police faking it.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Oh yeah; the Bay Area law enforcement system has been corrupt for decades. My uncle says that when he was a lowly correctional officer; there were always rumors about prisoners paying off other guards.

My Dad can and consistently did corroborate this narrative as a prison guard for the latter half of his 20-25 years of service in SJPD, corruption is rampant. He got in trouble more than a few times for filing reports against the instances he'd witnessed personally.

Of course, it's an indictment of the broader system as well.

[Dr. MB]

Cops are the main fentanyl dealers in America. Glad this info is coming out

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Good thing she got fired.

[Mr. Matt]

I take it she was only the union executive director, not an officer (else it would be paid vacation, not fired)

[John Dule]

Hey, at least he wasn't a trans.

Completely irrelevant, and proof that you didn’t read anything but the title. In other words, an average Lyndon post.