Sentencing Adjourned on Thatcham Man Caught With Crack Cocaine

Published February 10, 2014

Sentencing adjourned on Thatcham man caught with crack cocaine
Police on patrol on December 25 last year arrested a motorist with crack cocaine and cannabis in his waistband, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, January 16. Claire Beards, prosecuting, said officers stopped Dean Andrew Collins in his car outside … Read more on Newbury Weekly News Group

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