Senior police officer who wrote the Met’s drugs strategy fired for second time after refusing to take drugs test

A SENIOR police officer has been fired for a second time after refusing to take a drugs test.

Commander Julian Bennett last year successfully appealed against his initial dismissal in 2023.

The Met then ordered a fresh misconduct hearing for his refusal to provide a urine sample in 2020.

It again found him guilty of gross misconduct.

The cop, on the force since 1976, had been suspended on full pay throughout the process.

Met Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said...