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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.035732
I note you seek access to the following information:
How many active, serving Met Police Officers tested positive for performance enhancing drugs/anabolic steroids (full list here: (Link deleted) annually from 2010 to 2023.
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Random testing does not include anabolic steroids only with cause testing does.
Who can be tested and when?
Please visit the following link for further information on Substance Misuse Testing Policy.
There were 31 cases since 2010. Please find below a table ‘with cause’ data.
Date | Drug |
---|---|
27 Janaury 2010 | Amphetamine |
25 October 2011 | MDMA |
09 July 2012 | Steroids |
13 September 2012 | Amphetamine & Methylamphetamine |
05 February 2013 | Steroids |
04 November 2013 | Steroids |
17 September 2013 | Steroids |
23 July 2014 | Steroids |
09 July 2014 | Steroids |
10 July 2015 | Amphetamine |
12 July 2015 | Amphetamine & Cocaine |
14 July 2015 | Amphetamine & Cocaine |
08 December 2015 | Amphetamine & Cocaine |
03 October 2016 | MDMA & MDA |
06 October 2016 | Steroids |
15 March 2017 | Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Temazepam |
19 July 2018 | Steroids |
15 December 2018 | Steroids & Benzodiazipan |
20 May 2019 | Cocaine, Amphetamine, MDA, MDMA |
19 August 2019 | amphetamine, methamphetamine and cannabis |
29 May 2019 | Cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine |
22 August 2019 | Amphetamines |
13 August 2019 | amphetamine and cocaine |
19 August 2019 | Amphetamine & Cocaine |
03 July 2020 | Amphetamine |
25 September 2020 | Amphetamine & Methamphetamine |
20 April 2021 | Amphetamines |
01 June 2022 | Anabolic Steroids |
22 August 2022 | Amphetamines/methylamphetamine |
12 December 2022 | Amphetamines |
20 July 2023 | Methamphetamine & Amphetamine |