Cookstown man sent for trial on drug charges including intent to supply cannabis
A Co Tyrone man has been returned for trial on drug charges.
Jamie Luke Hamilton, aged 31, from Stewart Avenue in Cookstown, is accused of possessing cannabis with intent to unlawfully supply the drug to another on January 31, 2021.
He also faces five similar charges, including one relating to possessing tetrahydrocannbinol with intent to unlawfully supply to another on the same date.
Prosecuting counsel told Magherafelt Magistrates Court that the accused had a prima facie case to answer.
When asked by the court clerk if he wished to say anything in answer to the charges, Hamiltion replied “no”.
He also replied “no” when asked by the clerk if he wished to make a written statement of evidence.
District Judge Oonagh Mullan released Hamilton on personal bail of £500 to appear for arraignment at Londonderry Crown Court on November 25.
She told him to reside at Stewart Avenue and to turn up for his trial.