£500 fine after man is caught with £10 of cannabis

A Douglas man has been fined £500 after being caught with less than £10 worth of cannabis. 

27-year-old Wesley Milson Jenkins, of Vicarage Mews, admitted possessing the Class B substance at Douglas Courthouse this week. 

Police pulled him over on Manor Road in Douglas on January 29th after spotting his car sporting 'illegal style' number plates. 

Officers noted a strong smell of cannabis coming from the vehicle and found a joint and two small wraps - in interview Jenkins told police he would continue to use the drug in the future. 

Sentencing him Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes told him "Cannabis possession is an offence - that's something you need to accept". 

She also ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £125.