A MAN from Harlow has appeared before the courts after being caught with cannabis at a flat in Bournemouth.

Jaden Drake, aged 22, of Terminus Street, Harlow, admitted having a gram of the class B drug in his possession at an address in Moore Avenue, Bournemouth, on January 4.

Appearing at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, May 26, Drake was fined £25 and ordered to pay a £32 surcharge and £50 costs. The drugs were forfeited and destroyed.

The defendant also admitted failing to comply with supervision requirements imposed following release from prison. He had failed to attend relevant appointments on two occasions in January.

He was fined £30 and ordered to pay £30 costs for this offence.