Adam Mairs (31), of Fenaghy Park, also admitted resisting a police officer in the execution of his duty. The charges relate to July 7 this year. Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, heard there was a small bag of cocaine, one Pregabalin tablet and cannabis.
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. A defence barrister said it is accepted the defendant has a "very poor record". Regarding resisting police, the lawyer said the defendant had a "drug debt" and had obstructed entry through a door because he thought it was "people coming to harm him, but in fact it was police".
The lawyer said the defendant has "very poor mental health"; is seeing a Mental Health Team and is "very keen to get out of this cycle that he is in". The defendant was given a three months prison term, suspended for two years. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
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