Returned for trial on drugs charges

A 34-year-old man has been returned for trial to Craigavon Crown Court accused of possessing and supplying drugs.
The dispute has led to a backlog of 800 cases at the Crown CourtThe dispute has led to a backlog of 800 cases at the Crown Court
The dispute has led to a backlog of 800 cases at the Crown Court

Timothy David Deardon, whose address was given as Flush Place, Lurgan, appeared last Friday at a preliminary enquiry at Craigavon courthouse.

He is charged with three offences of possession of class B drugs, cannabis resin, herbal cannabis and bromomethcathinone on February 4 last year.

It is alleged that he had the drugs with intent to supply.

Deardon faces charges of possession of a class C drug, Diazepam, on the same date and having it with the intention of supplying.

Also on February 4 it is alleged that he had a firearm, an air rifle, without a firearms certificate.

He faces an allegation that between July 1, 2014, and February 4, 2015, he prevented a meter from registering electricity at an address in Queen Street, Lurgan.

Deardon was remanded on his own bail of £500 to appear for arraignment at Craigavon Crown Court on May 19.

A condition of his bail is that he is not to be in possession of a mobile phone.

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