Mansfield man forgot about drugs he found on floor
A Mansfield man was fined for carrying amphetamine which he'd found on the floor and forgotten about, a court heard.
Michael Harpur was spotted by an officer on wasteground, off St John Street, at 6pm, on July 27, and a small quantity of powder was found in a plastic wrap, in his jeans pocket.
“He told police he had forgotten it was there,” said prosecutor Robert Carr.
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Hide Ad“He denied buying it and said he found it on the floor, but planned to take it orally.”
Harpur, 41, of Drayton Avenue, admitted possession of the Class B drug when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court, on Thursday.
He was last before the court in 2015 for attempted burglary.
Michael Little, mitigating, said: “He voluntarily went to the police station.”
Harpur was fined £80 and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.