Commander who led Met drug strategy ‘got high and took psychedelics on holiday’

The Metro says The police commander who wrote the Met’s drug strategy has been accused of taking cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms.

Julian Bennett ‘took the three drugs while on holiday in France between February 2019 and July 2020’, according to investigators.

The London officer – who himself chaired dozens of misconduct hearings – could be thrown out of the force if the accusations are proven.

A gross misconduct hearing was told he allegedly refused to provide a sample on July 21, 2020.

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