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Ex-Environment Agency Director Given Suspended Term for Supplying Chemsex Drugs

Phone evidence showed wholesale purchases via Grindr contacts used to arrange encounters.

Overview

  • Mark Sitton Kent pleaded guilty to being concerned in the sale of methamphetamine and GHB between 2019 and 2023.
  • Nottingham Crown Court imposed a two-year prison sentence suspended for 21 months with 15 rehabilitation sessions and 200 hours of unpaid work.
  • Prosecutors said messages indicated plans to buy 50g of methamphetamine and about 1 litre of GHB, with part intended for onward supply.
  • Police arrested him in Newark on October 12, 2023, and found a methamphetamine capsule in a bag.
  • Judge James Sampson warned that the drugs are deadly and have been linked to deaths, while the defence cited his late coming out and lack of previous convictions.