By Michael MacLeod
A SCOTS drugs cop choked back tears as he was jailed for 26 months after being sniffed-out by his own colleagues as a cocaine dealer with a £520 per month snorting habit.

Last moment of freedom: McGinn arrives at court
Shamed ex-police officer Christopher McGinn gave his pals lines of coke in exchange for pints of beer in pub toilets.
The 29 year-old would use an iTunes card to line up the Class-A drug for himself and pals “akin to a round of drinks.”
And when he was exposed by fellow officers at Lothian and Borders Police, he desperately begged them to brush his case under the carpet.
He pleaded: “I’m a cop too. Lose it for me. Lose it for me please.”
But McGinn had been under covert surveillance for a year and saw no alternative but to resign from the force after eight years.
He claimed today (Fri) that being caught forced him to tackle his filthy habit and admitted he had “brought shame on the force.”
But Sheriff Roderick MacLeod told him: “You were serving police officer at the time and therefore you were duty bound to uphold the values expected by society instead of subverting them.”
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Friday, October 23, 2009
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