Saturday 4 June 2022 12:34 AM Scotland Yard chief suspended for two years over claims he used cannabis, LSD ... trends now

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A Scotland Yard chief suspended on full pay for nearly two years refused to take a drugs test out of fear it would ‘embarrass’ his force if he failed it, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Commander Julian Bennett, who wrote the Met’s drugs strategy, has pocketed around £250,000 after being taken off duty over hotly disputed allegations he used cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms.

He had been due to face gross misconduct charges in February this year, but at the 11th hour the tribunal was postponed to May at the request of Mr Bennett’s lawyers.

Now the hearing has been delayed again until later in the summer when it will have been more than two years since he was suspended.