politics
March 25, 2026
Ex-Tory minister Crispin Blunt fined £1,200 for possession of crystal meth
Former prisons minister pleads guilty to four drugs charges stemming from raid on his Surrey home

TL;DR
- Crispin Blunt, former justice minister, fined £1,200 for possessing illegal drugs.
- Charges include possession of methamphetamine, cannabis, and GBL.
- Blunt claimed his involvement in chemsex parties was to inform government policy on drugs.
- He suggested that all drugs should be legal.
- Blunt also alleged he was a victim of a blackmail plot by his drug dealer.
- The court noted his actions risked undermining confidence in parliamentarians.
- Blunt lost the Tory whip in October 2023 and stood down from parliament.
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