Former prisons minister appears in court to admit four drugs charges stemming from raid on his Surrey home
The former Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has pleaded guilty to four charges of possession of drugs including cannabis and crystal meth.
The 65-year-old former justice minister appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday to admit four drugs charges, which stem from a raid on his home in Horley, Surrey, in October 2023.
Blunt was in possession of the sedative drug GBL, cannabis and methamphetamine, which is commonly known as crystal meth. He pleaded guilty to one count of possessing class A drugs and three charges of possession of class B drugs.
The drugs were found when Blunt, who represented Reigate in parliament between 1997 and 2024, was being investigated on suspicion of rape. After an 18-month investigation, Surrey police announced in May last year that there would be no further action on the rape allegation due to insufficient evidence.
