GPD officer under investigation in connection to federal drug case

A Guam police officer under investigation in connection to a major federal drug case. 

The case is for defendant Franklin Calvo who admitted to dealing meth back in 2021.

Calvo is scheduled to be sentenced in the District Court of Guam in January.

Court documents filed in the case state federal warrants were issued against a Guam Police Department (GPD) officer that Calvo provided information about.

GPD confirmed his officer Brian Awa is the officer identified in the federal drug investigation.

The local police department stated that after learning of the criminal investigation, an internal affairs investigation was launched against his officer.

We are also told the officer in question has been on leave of absence since 2017 and continues to remain on leave as of the present time. 

During this period, the officer has not been on duty, in uniform, or stationed at any of the precincts or sections of our department.

Police Chief Stephen Ignacio confirmed with KUAM the officer is on leave without pay.

Ignacio added his department does not condone any form of criminal activity, particularly when it involves law enforcement officers, adding this incident does not define the character of our department. 

GPD also strongly encourages anyone with information regarding any officer involved in misconduct or criminal activities, such as drug trafficking, to come forward and file a complaint.