A serving Met officer and two former colleagues have been cleared of gross misconduct following the high-profile arrest of a drug dealer in Kensington back in 2018.
Seven Years of Investigations End Without Gross Misconduct Findings
“Officer M,” currently attached to Specialist Crime, along with former Detective Sergeant Michael Harding and Detective Constable Stephen Lane, were at the centre of controversy after a covert surveillance operation that led to a man’s arrest and a major drugs seizure.
The hearing concluded that all three officers upheld most professional standards concerning use of force, honesty, and confidentiality, with only minor misconduct by Harding and Lane over discreditable conduct.
