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Get the free app no ads · no paywallPolitics · 18 March 2026
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A former justice minister and MP faces court proceedings following drug offence charges. Crispin Blunt, 65, faces one Class A and three Class B allegations after police searched his Horley home in 2023. The Class A drug is alleged to be methylamphetamine, with Class B drugs including GBL, cannabis, and amphetamine.
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