Former Officer Alfred Porro Accused of stealing Cocaine & Cannabis

Gibraltar,UK


A former Police Officer, employed as storeman at Police headquarters, has been charged with the theft of 10 kilos of cocaine and 50 kilos of cannabis resin. This follows events last year, with the storeman being arrested on 1st January this year.

The RGP has named the storeman as Alfred Porro, 42 years of age, of Governor's Street.

The arrest took place after it was discovered that cocaine had gone missing from the exhibits storeroom at New Mole House police headquarters. He was on police bail.

Subsequenly, it was reported that cannabis had gone missing from the Irish Town sub-station.

Porro has also been charged with theft of a rucksack, a portable play station and games.

Police say that following the discovery of the missing cocaine, investigations led detectives to carry out further checksof drugs stored at both police HQ and Irish Town station. Fifty kilos of cannabis resin were found missing, of which 15 kilos have been recovered.

Porro retired early from the RGP and was later employed as a civilian storeman.

A police statement says he was yesterday released from police bail and charged. "He is currently interdicted," said a spokesman. Porro is appearing in court this morning.

FULL TEXT

The full text of the Press release from the RGP yesterday reads as follows:"The storeman employed at New Mole House Police Headquarters who was arrested on 1st of January 2008, after it was disovered that 10 kilos of Cocaine was missing from the exhibits storeroom has been recalled from police bail. Alfred Porro dob 16 10 65 of 51/5 Governor’s Street has been charged with the following offences:

1. Theft of 10 Kilos of Cocaine

2. Theft of 50 Kilos of Cannabis Resin

3. Theft of a rucksack, a portable play station (PSP) and games.

"He will be appearing in court at 1000hrs 6th June 2008. The protracted investigation led detectives to carry out further checks of drugs stored at both New Mole House and Central Police Station, the latter is where the Cannabis Resin was found to have been stolen from. Of the 50 kilos of Cannabis Resin stolen from Central Police Station, 15kg were recovered during the course of the investigation. Porro is currently interdicted."