Amble teenager fined for drugs offence
An Amble teenager has been fined after being caught in possession of cannabis.
Daniel Straughan, of West Crescent, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Berwick Magistrates’ Court last week.
Magistrates heard that police were called out in Amble following reports from a member of the public at around 2am on October 27.
Prosecutor James Long said the defendant, 18, was spoken to and searched and officers found a quantity of cannabis resin consistent with personal use.
In mitigation, Steve Chambers told magistrates the defendant had been diagnosed with autism and ADHD and that he took cannabis ‘from time to time’ to help him sleep.
"He finds the symptoms he suffers from are mitigated by the use of cannabis,” he told the court.
The defendant was fined £80 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £32 surcharge. Magistrates also ordered forfeiture and destruction of the drugs.