JOE BIDEN'S SON HUNTER THROWN OUT OF NAVY OVER COCAINE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, October 16, 2014, 23:33

Hunter and Joe Biden together in Washington for President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

The US vice-president’s son Hunter Biden has been discharged from the US navy reserve after testing positive for cocaine.

Biden failed a drug test administered in June 2013, sources said. The son of Joe Biden issued a statement confirming his discharge and expressing regret and embarrassment for his actions.

Navy spokesman Commander Ryan Perry confirmed that Biden was discharged from the navy reserve in February 2014 but said privacy laws prevented him from releasing any details.

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