A British policeman sparked an ‘international response’ after he smoked cannabis on a trip to the Netherlands and suffered ‘paranoia’, a misconduct panel has heard.
PC Jack Waeghemacker drove to Holland to smoke a joint to relax, but experienced the strange feelings after just three puffs, it was told.
The officer started to believe his ex-wife was going to kill him.
Panicking, he called his colleague at Hampshire Constabulary – resulting in a huge international response involving Dutch police, the French Embassy and even Interpol.
He is now accused of committing gross misconduct by taking an illegal substance.
At a Hampshire misconduct hearing, he faces
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