A Metropolitan Police detective has been sacked after using sex workers and class A drugs while on trips aboard over a seven-year period.
Detective Constable Pervaz Malik, who was based in the force's central west command unit, organised sex workers for himself and others, and used and helped others to buy Class A drugs, on trips between 2016 and August 2023.
He also refused to give the access code for his mobile phone in February 2024 while a criminal investigation was carried out.
A disciplinary panel found on Tuesday that he had committed gross misconduct by breaching standards of professional behaviour.
Detective Chief Superintendent Chrissy Jessah, who leads policing in central west London, said: "Police play a vital role in protecting individuals who are at heightened risk of violence and exploitation, and any deviation from that duty represents a serious breach of public trust.
"DC Malik would have been fully aware that he was acting in clear violation of his obligations to safeguard the public, as well as the strict rules governing drug use.
"His conduct was wholly unacceptable and fell significantly short of the standards expected by the organisation and the public."
Malik was arrested at Stansted Airport on August 15 2023 on suspicion of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs, but the Crown Prosecution Service closed the case with no further action, the Metropolitan Police said.
He was suspended from his job at that point and remained so until the misconduct hearing on Tuesday.
He will now be added to the barred list, meaning he cannot work for the police again.
