A police drug enforcement officer was arrested while transporting more than 100kg of cannabis in his official vehicle.
The Thesprotia Police Department is investigating a serious drug case involving two police officers and one civilian. It all started with a tip to local narcotics officers.
When they found him in the company vehicle, he did not stop for the required check. A chase followed with colleagues, and after some time the driver lost control of the car and crashed into three parked cars, causing damage to them.
The driver of the car was a 41-year-old senior constable, employee in the department of the prosecutor’s office for combating illegal drug trafficking in Igoumenitsaand its passenger was a 19-year-old boy of Albanian origin.
At the time of the arrest, the officer was on patrol with his colleague, a 50-year-old senior constable, who was waiting in a cafe, having left his service weapon in the police car. He is also arrested.
According to the police statement, 19 bags of raw cannabis were found in the car, weighing 102 kg and 670 grams. The three arrested will be charged with violating drug laws, and the police officers will also be charged with dereliction of duty.
PS Interesting wording of the charge: “dereliction of duty.” So, does their responsibility include the illegal transportation of large quantities of drugs?
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