Troy Sharp, 30, whose address was given as Edenview Crescent, appeared before Lisburn Magistrates Court on Thursday, July 4, charged with driving whilst unfit, as well as two charges of possession of a Class B drug, namely cannabis and THC. The court heard that on Monday October 9 at 11.15pm, police attended Maghaberry Road in Moira in relation to a one-vehicle collision.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The vehicle was said to be in the ditch and when the defendant saw the police arrive, he took a purple grinder, used in the preparation of illegal drugs, from his pocket and threw it into the hedge. The police retrieved the grinder and found a small amount of cannabis.
A search of the vehicle also uncovered a box containing cannabis sweets. The defendant was taken into custody, where a breath test revealed a lower reading of 56 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The defendant made no comment during interview.
Advertisement Advertisement The defendant was further charged with possession of the Class B drug THC on October 9, 2023. Defence said the defendant “holds his hands up to everything.” He continued: “He has one previous conviction in relation to Class A drugs.
There are no driving conviction on his record and he had held his hands up at the earl.
