By SCM REPORTER
A DISGRACED Met detective who lived a sordid double life—organising sex workers and “facilitating” Class A drug deals while on trips abroad—has been booted from the force.
DC Pervaz Malik, a veteran officer with the Central West Command Unit, was sensationally dismissed without notice following a gross misconduct hearing that exposed years of debauchery.
Between 2016 and 2023, while the public looked to him to uphold the law, Malik was busy arranging sex workers for himself and his pals during overseas holidays. But the depravity didn’t stop at the bedroom door; the panel heard he also bought, used, and helped supply hard drugs during his sun-soaked benders.
The “crooked” copper’s downfall began when he was intercepted by Anti-Corruption officers at Stansted Airport in August 2023. Arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, he was suspended immediately.
In a desperate bid to hide his secrets, Malik “deliberately” refused to hand over the correct PIN for his mobile phone when investigators demanded it in February 2024.
Despite the criminal case being dropped by the CPS, the Met’s internal watchdogs moved in to ensure he would never wear the badge again.
’Detective Chief Superintendent Chrissy Jessah, who leads policing in central west London, didn’t mince words after the verdict.
She said: “DC Malik would have been fully aware that he was acting in clear violation of his obligations. His conduct was wholly unacceptable and fell significantly short of the standards expected by the organisation and the public.”
The shamed DC has now been added to the College of Policing’s “Barred List,” ensuring he is banned for life from ever working in law enforcement again.
This dismissal comes at a time of intense scrutiny for the Metropolitan Police Service. Under Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, the force is currently undergoing a massive “clean-up” operation to restore public trust following the Casey Review, which found the Met to be institutionally racist, misogynistic, and homophobic.
The Met’s Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command, which led this investigation alongside the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), was specifically bolstered to “root out” officers who don’t belong in the force.
Malik’s case is a prime example of the “standards drive” mentioned by the Met, highlighting that even if criminal charges don’t stick (as with the CPS decision in this case), the internal misconduct process is being used aggressively to purge officers deemed “unfit for duty.”
