Minneapolis police allegedly gave out drugs MINNEAPOLIS, May 10 (UPI) -- Minneapolis law enforcement says it is investigating claims Hutchinson county police officers allegedly supplied drugs to activists on multiple occasions. The criminal probe came quickly after officials halted the Drug Recognition Evaluator program, which trains officers to recognize the signs of drug use by soliciting volunteers to take drugs under supervision. The training program is commonly practiced by law enforcement across the country. The investigation comes a week after Occupy Minneapolis protesters released a video alleging officers regularly offered activists drugs, to which state officials responded saying there was no evidence of criminal misconduct, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. At least three people who were solicited to participate in the program have come forward, alleging their participation was encouraged to go beyond the law. State Patrol Trooper Nick Otterson has been put on paid leave after allegations were made he encouraged volunteers to recreationally use drugs in a way not useful for training purposes, the report said. One volunteer, Jay Roland, alleges Otterson, along with other officers, handed him a bag of marijuana and told him he could smoke as much as he wanted, the report said. Roland told The Minneapolis Star Tribune the first time, officers took him to a warehouse where they had him perform balance and coordination tests. The second time, he was given drugs and not asked to do any testing. Occupy protester Forest Oliver testified at a City Council meeting, saying he had been asked to participate three times. Another Occupy protester, Michael Bounds, said in an interview Wednesday police had offered him a bag of weed if he agreed to act as an informant for law enforcement.