Man was caught with sedatives in Hereford

Thomas Hartland entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

Prosecutor Shafquat Reaz told the court that the 32-year-old had been in possession of a quantity of class C drug Diazepam in Hereford between May 23 and 26 last year.

Hartland, of Widemarsh Common, Hereford, was handed a six-month conditional discharge and the drugs were ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.

He must also pay a £22 victim surcharge.

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