equal before the law?

[Curvaceous Kate]

The allegations against the detective, which were first made in October 2011, were that he handled significant quantities of drugs for a confidential informant – in breach of garda rules.

no mention was made of anyone using drugs or being addicted to a drug. was it an assumption?

True, the informant could have been a supplier and the detective could have been supplying him to take this stuff on to the streets. That makes them both scum bags.