Police spotted 'drug deal' taking place in Ballymena
Police spotted a 'drug deal' taking place in the area of a Ballymena retail park, the town’s Magistrates Court heard.
Ryan Samuel Stirling (25), of James Street, Ballymena, admitted possessing cannabis on October 12, 2025 and was fined £100.
A prosecutor said on October 12 last “at Braidwater Retail Park police noticed two males partake in what they believed to be a drug deal and the defendant was then searched and admitted to having a joint on his person".
A barrister said Stirling is now "clean" of drugs.