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Current reporting indicates More than 170 Royal Navy sailors serving in the elite nuclear submarine force have now been caught using drugs over the past seven years. Additional sourcing indicates Cannabis, ecstasy and steroids., The submariners tested positive for a variety of banned or illegal substances including cocaine.
More than 170 Royal Navy sailors serving in the elite nuclear submarine force have now been caught using drugs over the past seven years. Additional sourcing indicates Cannabis, ecstasy and steroids., The submariners tested positive for a variety of banned or illegal substances including cocaine. The latest accounts show Other banned narcotics found during random, unannounced tests included benzodiazepine, a drug for treating anxiety and insomnia. According to updated reporting 175 submariners tested positive for drugs over seven years, from 2018 to 2024., based on the latest figures from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Additional sourcing indicates In 52 of the cases, the submariners were serving on a submarine at the time they were caught taking narcotics, with 12 of the cases occurring in 2024. The latest accounts show With the MoD saying it had a zero tolerance policy towards drug abuse., Almost all of those caught have now been fired.
Key Facts
- More than 170 Royal Navy sailors serving in the elite nuclear submarine force have now been caught using drugs over the past seven years.
- Cannabis, ecstasy and steroids., The submariners tested positive for a variety of banned or illegal substances including cocaine.
- Other banned narcotics found during random, unannounced tests included benzodiazepine, a drug for treating anxiety and insomnia.
- 175 submariners tested positive for drugs over seven years, from 2018 to 2024., based on the latest figures from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
- In 52 of the cases, the submariners were serving on a submarine at the time they were caught taking narcotics, with 12 of the cases occurring in 2024.