A MAN charged with drug offences has been remanded in custody.

Michael Carl Younger was brought to court after he was charged with possession of two class A substances.

The 38-year-old was remanded after an appearance before the bench at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court.

He is alleged to have possessed diamorphine and cocaine in Barrow on March 3.

Younger, of Steamer Street in Barrow, is due to spend time in custody until he appears at Preston Crown Court on April 9 ahead of a trial.