Ex-Tory MP Crispin Blunt charged with possession of Class A and B drugs

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18 Mar 2026 • 8:35 PM MYT
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  • Former Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drug offences by the Crown Prosecution Service.
  • The charges include one count of possessing a Class A drug and three counts of possessing Class B drugs.
  • The alleged Class A drug is methylamphetamine, while the Class B drugs are GBL, cannabis, and amphetamine.
  • These charges follow police searches at his Horley home on 25 October 2023, conducted as part of a separate investigation.
  • Mr Blunt, aged 65, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 25 March.

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