Man unsteady on his feet and carrying binliner at 2.30am had bag of cocaine in his jeans
Police spotted a man unsteady on his feet whilst carrying a black binliner in Antrim town centre at 2.30am and when they approached he became disorderly, a court has been told.
When officers checked the man’s wellbeing, they found he had slurred speech and was not keen to engage with officers.
The court heard officers said they would search the man – Kyle Millar, aged 38, of Aird Close in Antrim – and "due to the circumstances" he was placed in handcuffs.
He was "taken to the ground", was verbally abusive to police and was shouting.
A bag of cocaine was in a pocket of his jeans.
Millar appeared at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday, May 14 and admitted being disorderly and being in possession of cocaine.
A charge of assaulting a police officer was withdrawn by prosecutors.
A defence barrister said the defendant wished to apologise.
The defendant was fined £250.