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Prosecutors charge ex-MP Crispin Blunt
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Prosecutors charged former MP Crispin Blunt with one count of possessing a class A drug and three counts of possessing class B drugs.
Why it matters
He is 65 and served as MP for Reigate from 1997 to 2024. He faces one count of possessing a controlled drug of class A and three counts of possessing controlled drugs of class B. The Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime Division authorised the charges. The charges followed police attendance at his Horley home on 25 October 2023.
Implications
- · CPS Special Crime Division will carry the prosecution through criminal case procedures.
- · Evidence associated with the police attendance at the Horley address on 25 October 2023 underpins the charged counts.
- · The matter will be processed within the criminal courts' scheduling, disclosure, and hearing procedures.
Who is affected
- · Defendant (former Member of Parliament)
- · Crown Prosecution Service – Special Crime Division
- · Police officers/investigators involved in the Horley attendance
- · Criminal courts (case venue and case managers)
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