A MAN has appeared in court after being caught in possession of cocaine and cannabis in Bradford.

Hasnain Tasdiq, 22, of Arncliffe Terrace, Bradford, appeared in court on two charges.

In the first offence, he was caught in possession of a quantity of cocaine – a controlled drug of class A. He was fined £350 and ordered to pay a £140 victim surcharge and £85 costs for this offence.

He was given no separate penalty for a second charge of possession of a controlled drug of class B – cannabis/cannabis resin.

Both offences took place on Ingleby Road, Bradford, on August 6, 2022. A collection order was made by the court at the sentencing hearing.

The cocaine and cannabis were both forfeited and destroyed by police under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Tasdiq pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced at Bradford & Keighley Magistrates’ Court on January 9, 2023.

 

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