A police constable who videoed himself smoking cannabis while on an Amsterdam getaway would have been kicked off the force – had he not resigned.

Former PC Anthony Guina was off-duty and on holiday in the Dutch capital last September when he sent the Snapchat video showing him smoking cannabis to more than 100 followers.

Thames Valley Police chief constable John Campbell dealt with the ex-officer at an accelerated misconduct hearing, which Mr Guina did not attend.

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The former police constable, who was based in Milton Keynes, was said to have written a letter to his superiors.

In it, he accepted his actions had ‘fallen well below the high standards TVP sets its police officers and are of a serious nature’.

The chief constable said Mr Guina’s actions amounted to gross misconduct.

“The public quite rightly expect high standards of their officers both on and off duty.

"His actions are incompatible with his role as a police officer in Thames Valley Police,” Mr Campbell said

Had he still been a serving officer he would have been dismissed, the chief constable added.

His details will be placed on the College of Policing’s list of former officers barred from working in the police service.

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This story was written by Tom Seaward. He joined the team in 2021 as Oxfordshire's court and crime reporter.  

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