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A Los Angeles police officer has been charged with selling methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Diego announced Wednesday. Yoshio Romero, 28, was arraigned Tuesday in federal court on the charge of distributing meth, reports Andrew Blankstein of the Los Angeles Times. The five-year LAPD veteran faces up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted. The arrest followed a months-long investigation, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Romero arranged to sell 111 grams of meth in December 2009 for $4,200, according to the federal criminal complaint from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents. The police officer allegedly told an undercover agent that he “could supply him with any quantity of methamphetamine that he wanted,” according to the affidavit. (more @ link) added by: Omnomynous