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A police officer has been arrested and charged with misbehaviour in public office after a quantity of drugs seized during a raid went missing from the Barataria Police Station.

The officer is expected to appear in court on October 6.

A release on October 4 said Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro ordered an immediate investigation after packages from a September 6 drug bust, comprising 89 packets of suspected cannabis, was discovered missing. The estimated street value of the narcotics was $1.3 million.