Armed cop arrested over airfield gifts including Barack Obama signed-football

AN equipped serviceman astatine a backstage airfield has been arrested for allegedly failing to state gifts from VIP travellers.

The veteran, successful his 50s, is said to person dealt with royalty, politicians, concern tycoons and lipid sheiks flying connected backstage jets.

He facilitated the arrivals astatine Stansted’s backstage country and is alleged to person received an American shot signed by erstwhile US president Barack Obama, who flew from the Essex airdrome successful 2016.

Under constabulary rules, officers cannot judge hospitality, gifts oregon gratuities that could compromise their impartiality.

It is understood an probe was launched aft the tactical adviser’s woman discovered helium was having an affair.

She is said to person taken immoderate items to a constabulary station.

A root said: “It would look the serviceman recovered retired that hellhole hath nary fury similar a pistillate scorned.

“His woman seemingly recovered retired the serviceman was seeing a pistillate tennis subordinate and shopped him implicit worldly helium is said to person had astatine his house, though helium denies doing thing wrong.”

He was arrested connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist bureau and has been released nether investigation.

The serviceman was suspended from duties portion the nonrecreational standards squad investigates.

An Essex Police spokesperson confirmed it was looking into allegations that an serviceman received undeclared gifts.

The serviceman did not remark but a idiosyncratic astatine his location said: “He doesn’t privation to speech astir it.”