A MAN has been sentenced after being caught with a snap bag of cocaine.
Carl Morley, of Legh Road, Haydock was found in possession of the class A drug on Church Road on Saturday, April 18, this year.
The 44-year-old appeared at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates’ Court on August 21, where he pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug of class A.
He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service, along with a £48 victim surcharge.
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A collection order was made for the sum to be deducted from his benefits.
The drugs were ordered to be forfeited and destroyed under section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Morley’s guilty plea was taken into account during sentencing.
He must pay the full amount within 14 days.
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