MAGISTRATES have fined a Basingstoke man who was found to be in possession of cannabis.

Joshua Lennon, of Portsmouth Way, on Saturday, June 3 had in his possession a small bag of Class B drug cannabis in Basingstoke.

During a hearing which was held on Thursday, October 5, at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court, the 21-year-old indicated a guilty plea.

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Magistrates ordered Lennon to pay a fine of £100 and ordered the drugs to be destroyed.

Court costs of £85 and a surcharge fee of £40 must also be paid.