Merseyside officers suspended

THREE MORE Merseyside detectives have been suspended from duty as part of a corruption investigation.They were questioned, with several other officers, by the Professional Standards Unit. Last month a senior officer in Merseyside was arrested and charged with corruption.

Two weeks ago Elmore Davies, former deputy head of Merseyside's drug squad, was sentenced to five years for accepting pounds 10,000 from a drug dealer to scupper a murder trial.