Honolulu police will begin their own investigation of two off-duty police officers who were arrested on misdemeanor marijuana charges last weekend while in Las Vegas for a police and fire softball tournament, police chief Boisse Correa said today.

“If these allegations are true, these individuals should not be police officers, and they should not be supported by their fellow officers or their union,“ Correa said in a statement. “The police union has always said that it does not tolerate illegal drug use by its members. I hope that the union leadership will stand by its word in this case and do what is right for the community.”
Clark County spokeswoman Stacey Welling said officers Kevin Fujioka, 37, and Shayne Souza, 47, were arrested Saturday night near Desert Breeze Park, about six miles west of the Las Vegas Strip.
The officers were off duty and not traveling on department business but department policy prohibits illicit drug use by officers whether they or on- or off-duty, Correa said. The consequences include “loss of police powers and termination,” he said.
Officers are randomly tested for certain assignments, such as narcotics investigators, bomb handlers, and recruits, Correa said.
Scott Wilson, a 38-year-old social worker from Honolulu, also was arrested, Welling said.
Park police approached the men in a white van because it was parked sideways across two spots in the parking lot, Welling said. As officers approached, the van drove off.
After a short pursuit, Souza and Fujioka got out of the van and ran from police, authorities said. Welling said officers pepper-sprayed Souza when he resisted arrest.
All three men were charged with marijuana possession, Welling said. Fujioka also was charged with driving under the influence of a narcotic, and Souza was charged with drug paraphernalia possession, resisting a police officer and obstruction of justice. Wilson was charged with having an open alcohol container in a vehicle, Welling said.
Michelle Yu, spokeswoman for the Honolulu Police Department, said Fujioka is a patrol officer who has worked at the department 13 years, while Souza is a SWAT officer who has been with the department 20 years.
Welling said the men identified themselves as police officers from Honolulu.
Tom Wagner, president of the Nevada Police Athletic Federation, said the arrests happened during a men's softball tournament that was part of the 2009 Nevada Police & Fire Games. The five-day event of various sports and games involves about 2,000 police and firefighters from across the country, Wagner said.
He called the arrests "shocking" and said it's possible that the players and their team would not be invited to return to the games.
"It's unfortunate but we definitely are going to be speaking to that coach and that police department and getting the story and deciding what our action will be as a federation," Wagner said.