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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies and agency

Ex-Tory minister Crispin Blunt fined £1,200 for possession of crystal meth

Blunt arriving at Westminster magistrates court
Blunt arriving at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday. Photograph: Ben Bauer/PA

The former justice minister Crispin Blunt has been fined £1,200 for possessing illegal drugs after he told a court he entered the world of chemsex parties to help inform government policy.

Blunt, 65, a former Conservative MP for Reigate, pleaded guilty at Westminster magistrates court to four charges of possessing methamphetamine – commonly known as crystal meth – cannabis and the chemical sedative GBL.

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