A former Greater Manchester Police constable who was convicted of offering to deal steroids would have been sacked had he not already resigned, the force's chief of police has ruled.
Aaron Jones' name is now due to be added to the College of Policing's 'Barred List', said GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson, after a misconduct hearing the ex-cop did not attend. Chief Constable Watson said Jones' offences 'supports the damaging knowledge that he was recklessly engaged in the supply of steroids which are known to be very harmful to the individuals foolish enough to use them'.
Jones, who was 36 at the time, pleaded guilty to two counts of offering to supply class C drugs when he appeared in court in Liverpool. It followed an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which said it found he offered to supply steroids in January 2019 contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
