Senior officer behind Met drug strategy sacked over refusal to take drug test (www.theguardian.com)
Disciplinary panel had found Julian Bennett guilty of gross misconduct for refusing test when accused of smoking cannabis
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Disciplinary panel had found Julian Bennett guilty of gross misconduct for refusing test when accused of smoking cannabis
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