‘Disgusting’ behaviour at Canadian police undercover training course sparks inquiry

The British Columbia program was abruptly shut down and nine officers are reportedly under investigation after the incident

Policing experts in Canada have called for an overhaul of undercover tactics after reports that officers at a training session participated in disgusting, appalling" behaviour, including penetrating a colleague using a vegetable, defecating on another and exposing genitalia.

According to Global News and CTV, the BC Municipal Undercover Program was abruptly shut down after the workshop in May, which included a role-playing exercise in which some participants went to extreme lengths" to prove they were not officers.