Cdr Julian Bennett is found guilty of gross misconduct for breaching standards of honesty and integrity.
A senior Met Police officer who drew up the force's anti-drug strategy could be sacked for refusing to provide a urine sample for cannabis testing.
She reported Mr Bennett in July 2020 and, in the presence of an assistant commissioner, he was asked to provide a sample. Mr Bennett, who wrote the force's drugs strategy for 2017-21, said he had been taking CBD to treat facial palsy and was worried the sample would come up positive for an innocent reason.
By failing to provide the sample, Mr Bennett, who has been suspended on full pay since July 2021, was found to have breached force standards for honesty and integrity, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct.
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