A second Police officer has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into drugs and corruption in the Service.

Police spokesman Dwayne Caines announced that a female officer was arrested yesterday.

The 32-year-old woman was released on bail the same day and Mr. Caines said Police would not release any additional information on the matter.

"An active investigation has been ongoing for some time," Mr. Caines said at the time. "Police are working vigorously to bring the case to a close."

The move follows on the heels of a late May drug charges arrest of a male officer.

The male officer has yet to appear in court to answer formal charges on the matter but at the time of his arrest, Assistant Police Commissioner Carlton Adams said an internal investigation into allegations against a number of officers had been underway since last summer.

Mr. Adams said a Detective Chief Inspector and a number of other officers had been working the case since a red flag about corruption in narcotics was raised by a member of the public in August 2001.