Ten soldiers are kicked out of the Army after taking cocaine and cannabis at an illegal party
- Ten soldiers who took cocaine and cannabis have been kicked out of the Army
- The drugs were consumed at a party at Albemarle Barracks near Newcastle
- The swift approach was backed by soldiers who felt let down by their colleagues
Ten soldiers who took cocaine and cannabis at an illegal party have been kicked out of the Army.
Their commanding officer sent them hundreds of miles to a testing facility to ensure the drugs were detected before vanishing from their system.
Lt Col Simon Harris was praised for his ‘old school’ hardline stance in dealing with the troops, two of them women.
Lt Col Simon Harris, pictured, was praised for his ‘old school’ hardline stance in dealing with the troops, two of them women
Nine members of 3rd Battalion, the Royal Horse Artillery – a formation that dates back to 1793 – had taken cocaine in the party at Albemarle Barracks near Newcastle on January 15. One had taken cannabis.
With nearer drug testing facilities closed, they were driven 650 miles to and from Trenchard Lines military base at Upavon in Wiltshire, where they all failed compulsory drug tests (CDTs).
As the incident represented a first…
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Ten soldiers are kicked out of the Army after taking cocaine and cannabis at an illegal party
- Ten soldiers who took cocaine and cannabis have been kicked out of the Army
- The drugs were consumed at a party at Albemarle Barracks near Newcastle
- The swift approach was backed by soldiers who felt let down by their colleagues
Ten soldiers who took cocaine and cannabis at an illegal party have been kicked out of the Army.
Their commanding officer sent them hundreds of miles to a testing facility to ensure the drugs were detected before vanishing from their system.
Lt Col Simon Harris was praised for his ‘old school’ hardline stance in dealing with the troops, two of them women.
Lt Col Simon Harris, pictured, was praised for his ‘old school’ hardline stance in dealing with the troops, two of them women
Nine members of 3rd Battalion, the Royal Horse Artillery – a formation that dates back to 1793 – had taken cocaine in the party at Albemarle Barracks near Newcastle on January 15. One had taken cannabis.
With nearer drug testing facilities closed, they were driven 650 miles to and from Trenchard Lines military base at Upavon in Wiltshire, where they all failed compulsory drug tests (CDTs).
As the incident represented a first…
