Scotland Yard accused

London - Thirty officers in Scotland Yard's "Flying Squad" - the serious crime unit - have been accused by a colleague of corruption…

London - Thirty officers in Scotland Yard's "Flying Squad" - the serious crime unit - have been accused by a colleague of corruption, robbery and drug-dealing, it was reported yesterday.

A spokesman for London's police confirmed that officers from the Complaints Investigation Bureau CIB2 carried out a search at the squad's premises in the East End.

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