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Former MP Crispin Blunt Charged with Class A and B Drug Possession
Crispin Blunt faces four drug possession charges after police searched his Horley home in October 2023, including methylamphetamine and three Class B substances, prosecutors said.
- Former Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drugs offences, including one count of possessing a Class A drug and three of Class B, and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on March 25.
- Authorities carried out the Horley search in 2023 during a separate matter, linked to a rape investigation that police later said lacked sufficient evidence for charges.
- Authorities allege the Class B substances included GBL, cannabis and amphetamine, while prosecutors say the seized Class A drug was methylamphetamine.
- The Crown Prosecution Service said it had sufficient evidence and worked with Surrey Police while warning against prejudicial reporting, respecting the defendant's right to a fair trial.
- Crispin Blunt, 65, is a former MP for Reigate who represented the constituency from 1997 until stepping down in 2024 and had earlier said he expected the probe to end without charge.
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