THE GUARDIAN: A great-grandson of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill pleaded guilty today to taking part in a multimillion-dollar ecstasy racket.
Australian police arrested Nicholas Jake Barton at his home in Sydney in June last year during a series of raids in which officers seized 250,000 ecstasy tablets worth around A$15m (£6.5m).
The 33-year-old, who is the son of James Barton and Arabella Spencer Churchill, pleaded guilty before a Sydney court to knowingly taking part in the supply of a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug. Churchill great-grandson admits drugs charge (more)
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Churchill's relative facing jail on drug charge By Nick Squires
Mark Alexander
