The Bermuda Police Service announced the promotion of five officers yesterday.

Two of them ? Jamiko Tucker and Antoine Fox ? were among five narcotics officers cleared in December by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner of charges of beating convicted drugs importer Michael Madeiros.

Mr. Warner had labelled Madeiros? story ?weak, self contradictory and out of reason and common sense?. Madeiros is now serving a ten-year sentence for conspiracy to import close to $3 million worth of marijuana.

The full list of promotions were:

Michael Redfern is a 20-year policing veteran with four years of service within the London Metropolitan Constabulary and 16 years policing in Bermuda. He arrived in January 1990 and worked in Central Uniform before being transferred to Central CID and then to Western CID. Promoted fives years ago to Sergeant, he was posted to Western Uniform and then after a year was transferred back to Western CID. Since February 2005 he has been working in the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU).

Stevie Lightbourne has spent most of his career alternating between the Criminal Investigation Division, and his present postings, the Narcotics Division. He has been involved in many high profile drug and criminal cases and is the recipient of numerous Commissioners? Commendations and Letters of Good Work.

He has received Police training in England, the United States and the Caribbean. Inspector Lightbourne is a former Bermuda ICC player, having represented his Country during two ICC tournaments. He is also a former Somerset Cup Match player and presently plays for Southampton Rangers. He will be taking up a new posting as OIC of the Juvenile and Domestic Crime Unit. (information not supplied). In 1995, Sergeant Tucker joined the service as a Cadet. He later progressed to the rank of Constable in 1997. For the next eight years, he has been attached to various departments such as the Eastern Uniform Division, Task Force, Narcotics Division, Police Operations (ComOps) and the Prosecutions Department. This promotion leads him to the new post of supervising the Combined Enforcement and Interdiction Team of the Narcotics Division. :

Sergeant Fox is a 19-year veteran of the Bermuda Police Service, having joined in 1987. He has served in Western Uniform, Traffic Department, Motorcycle Patrol Section, Cycle Squad (now Vehicle Crime Unit), Task Force (now PSU), Major Incident Room (now Serious Crime Unit), Central CID and Narcotics. He has received various letters of Good Work and Commissioner?s Commendations.