THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Royal Navy sacked so many sailors for failing drugs tests in the past four years they could have filled an entire warship, new figures reveal.
A total of 63 sailors tested positive for illegal substances between October 2007 and July 2011.
That is more than the number who typically serve aboard one of the navy's minesweepers.
Of these, 29 were discharged between October 2010 and September 2011 for a variety of offences, including taking cocaine and ecstasy.
This included two female ratings aged 22 and 23, who both tested positive for cocaine on HMS Ark Royal on March 7 last year. » | Monday, February 13, 2012
