Man admits role in peddling cocaine after being stopped in Cumbria

Cocaine <i>(Image: Archive)</i>
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A MAN has admitted to supplying Class A drugs after he was stopped in Cumbria.

Courtney Gaston-Hird pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply cocaine at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on June 5.

The 33-year-old, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, conceded he was caught with the drugs on the A66 at Temple Sowerby near Penrith on June 3.

 Magistrates remanded the defendant into custody ahead of his sentencing at Carlisle Crown Court on July 6.

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