Finland Times

The court found him guilty in importing importation of a barrel containing nearly 800 kilograms of hashish from the Netherlands and its distribution between 2011 and 2012, reported national broadcaster Yle..

The court found that Aarnio played a central role in the drug ring and was therefore found guilty on five counts of aggravated drug offences.

The 10 year-prison sentence was handed down for the five drug crimes in addition to 17 other offences, including official misconduct, threatening a suspect and aggravated evidence tampering, said the report.

Earlier, in state prosecutors demanded Jari Aarnio be given a thirteen-year sentence on drug crimes.

The court ordered to take the former police officer into custody immediately.

Aarnio, however, claimed himself innocent during the trial.