Met cop sacked for buying drugs and turning blind eye to narcotics sold for sex

A police officer has been dismissed after a hearing found he had bought drugs and had not acted when a man was exchanging narcotics for sex with a woman.

Detective Inspector Warren Arter, of the Met’s South East Command, which covers Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham, appeared at a hearing to answer the allegations.

The panel heard evidence that he had attended gatherings between 2016 and October 2018 where drugs were present and were openly being taken. 

It was alleged that Arter had bought drugs himself and offered them to a third party.

He also failed to take action or report a man who he knew was providing drugs to a woman in exchange for sex.

The hearing, which finished yesterday, found that he breached the standards of professional behaviour and abused his authority.

The misconduct panel found gross misconduct proven and Arter was dismissed without notice.

Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry, Commander for the South East Command, said: “Police officers are rightly held to a higher standard and Arter is not representative of that level of professionalism.

“Being a warranted officer is a privilege, one that Arter has abused.

“Police officers are duty bound to report wrongdoing and protect the vulnerable – he has failed to do either.

“It is right that he has been held to account for his actions and will now no longer be a police officer.”

Arter will now be added to the Barred List held by the College of Policing. 

This means he cannot be employed by police, local policing bodies, the Independent Office for Police Conduct or His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.

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