A police officer from Westminster has been sacked for gross misconduct after taking Class A drugs.
PC Glen Gavin, 33, was dismissed without notice following a special case hearing after allegations that his conduct amounted to a breach of the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct, the Met said.
He was subject to a drugs test on March 30 which tested positive for cocaine , and admitted to consuming the drug on a number of occasions between mid 2014 and March 2015.
At the same hearing, trainee detective constable Osbert Rwamusy, 41, attached to Islington, was also dismissed after testing positive for cannabis.
The chairman found the allegations proven as gross misconduct.
