A watchdog has issued a raft of recommendations after "alleged misuse of counterfeit goods" by GMP officers. An investigation which began more than two years ago also concluded that two officers had a case to answer for gross misconduct after a small amount of cannabis involved in a seizure "could not be accounted for" but they have both kept their jobs and been given "management advice".
As reported by the M.E.N, initially 23 officers were placed on restricted duties after the matter was first reported on November 15th 2019. Counterfeit clothing was allegedly worn by cops working covertly to blend in. The M.E.N understands that was one of the claims and that another element of the inquiry was that hooky clothing was donated to charities.
The force said today it accepted the findings of the investigation and that its policy regarding the seizing of counterfeit goods in 2019 was flawed. It said the issue had been "robustly" addressed.
