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Marines tested for drugs Patrick Wintour Ananova Monday 20 Nov 2000 Two Royal Marines are being tested for drugs following claims they bought cannabis during a stopover in Spain. The marines, from 42 Commando based at Bickleigh, near Plymouth, were on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Sir Galahad which arrived at Malaga last week. It is alleged that while on shore, two marines were seen buying cannabis and the matter was reported. A spokeswoman for the Royal Navy said: "I can confirm that we have two marines who are being investigated at the moment for alleged drugs taking whilst on a stopover in Malaga." Sniffer dogs are on board the ship and as she docked in Plymouth, two marines have been taken ashore by members of the Special Investigation Branch. Tests have been conducted on both men, whose age and rank is not known, and the results should be completed within the next few days. In August six commandos were discharged after they had failed random drugs tests for cannabis and ecstasy while serving in Kosovo. The Navy spokeswoman said: "If it is found the two marines have taken drugs then, as everybody knows, in the armed forces we have a zero tolerance policy towards drugs and they would be discharged." She adds that only two people are being tested and there is no suggestion anyone else from the ship will be investigated. The original RFA Sir Galahad sank during the Falklands War and was designated as an official war grave but a new ship bearing the same name entered service in 1988. With her company of 53 she made the stopover in Spain last week on her way back to Britain. The 8,450-tonne ship had been part of the amphibious group including HMS Ocean, which has been carrying out exercises in the Mediterranean for the past couple of months.
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