Suspended jail sentence for drug

A Castledawson man was given a three-month suspended jail sentence at Magherafelt Magistrates Court on Wednesday on a drugs charge.

Malachi Coleman (24), of Derrgarve Park, had admitted possessing cocaine on October 5 last year.

The court heard the charge related to approximately one gram of cocaine valued at £20.

A defence lawyer said Coleman had been dealt with for other drug-related matters at Dungannon Crown Court earlier this year.

District Judge Oonagh Mullan made a destruction order in respect of the drug.