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BIZARRE: Senior met commander faces sack for allegedly taking illegal drugs | Mind Blowing Facts

The New Scotland Yard sign is seen in London — The police officer has been suspended on full pay since July 2021. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

A senior Metropolitan police commander who wrote his force’s current drug strategy faces the sack after being accused of taking cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms.

Commander Julian Bennett – who oversaw the dismissal of two officers for drug misuse – took the drugs while on holiday in France, a gross misconduct hearing has been told.

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