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| Corruption inquiry Pc found dead | Corruption inquiry Pc found dead |
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| One of the five policemen arrested on suspicion of money laundering and selling contraband items from abroad has been found dead. | One of the five policemen arrested on suspicion of money laundering and selling contraband items from abroad has been found dead. |
| Pc Timothy Payne, 44, is believed to have committed suicide, the BBC's Home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw said. | |
| Pc Payne's body was found on Sunday at an address in Enfield, north London. | Pc Payne's body was found on Sunday at an address in Enfield, north London. |
| He was arrested during a raid by Scotland Yard's anti-corruption unit last week. All officers were suspended from their posts and released on bail. | |
| Dawn raids | |
| A post-mortem examination concluded that Pc Payne's injuries were consistent with hanging and were self-inflicted. | |
| Four members of the public from north London were also arrested but have been released on bail. | |
| The Metropolitan Police officers - an inspector, a sergeant, a detective constable and two constables - were questioned over allegations of contraband alcohol and cigarettes from abroad being sold to the public and in police clubs and canteens. | |
| Police said the dawn raids, which were carried out last Tuesday, were part of a long-running and on-going anti-corruption operation. |