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Trial set for Hartlepool man accused of having half a kilo of amphetamines A Hartlepool man is set to go on trial later this year accused of being in possession of a large amount of amphetamines more than two years ago. Monday, 12th July 2021, 4:45 am Terrance Thompson, 52, is alleged to have been caught with around half a kilo of the illegal drug on June 23 in 2019. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of possessing a class B drug with intent to supply it to another person when he appeared at Teesside Crown Court on Friday. A trial at the Middlesbrough court was fixed for Wednesday, December ...

A THUG attacked an eight-year-old boy as he walked to a shop to buy a can of pop, punching him and robbing him of the £10 note he was carrying.

JAILED:Jake Smedley A THUG attacked an eight-year-old boy as he walked to a shop to buy a can of pop, punching him and robbing him of the £10 note he was carrying. Drug addict Jake Smedley spotted the schoolboy near Barlow Park, Astley Bridge, as he walked with two others on his way to buy the drink. Callous Smedley then pounced from behind, punching the terrified boy in the side of his body before running off with the bank note. The child, left crying and in pain, headed home to tell his mother what had happened. Smedley was later arrested and appeared before former Bolton judge T...

Addicts caught with £600 of drugs A PAIR of drug addicts have avoided prison after more than £600 worth of heroin and cannabis was discovered in their home. Lauren Kelsey and Michael Fawcett were initially charged with possession with intent to supply but the Crown Prosecution Service accepted their plea of guilty to simple possession, Teesside Crown Court heard. Paul Newcombe, prosecuting, said police recovered a number of wraps of drugs and a set of digital scales in their Stockton home in September 2019. The police found £190 of heroin and £420 in cannabis stored in the house. ...

A typical 'professional' cannabis farm set up AN illegal immigrant who worked on a cannabis farm in a desperate attempt to pay off the debt to people who smuggled him into the country has been jailed. Albanian Elson Balla was brought to the UK in December last and following a tip-off from local residents he was arrested working inside a cannabis farm in Stockton in February. Cleveland Police carried out a search of the property and recovered almost 100 plants from the 'professional set-up', Teesside Crown Court heard. Nigel Soppitt, prosecuting, said the value of the 'skunk cannabis' ...