Veteran cop charged for dealing with steroids and Cialis
March 16, 2006

Francisco Pichel, a veteran Miami cop who often criticized his superiors during his 24 years on the force, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly buying and selling a small amount of steroids and Cialis, the erectile dysfunction drug. The arrest was announced at a hastily arranged mid-afternoon press conference by Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle and Miami Police Chief John Timoney that included a host of law enforcement officials.

Miami Commissioner Tomas Regalado criticized the arrest as politically motivated. ''That's a joke, man. I mean Cialis. We're in the business of sex in the city now,'' said Regalado. ``To have this much hoopla with the state attorney for Cialis and steroids. I mean there are bigger fish.'' On the other hand Rundle said it was absurd for anyone to suggest politics was behind Pichel's arrest.

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