KURT Michael Bolton, 24, of St John's Avenue, Darwen, was fined £75 with £50 costs by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis.

The court heard that officers monitoring the Darwen centre closed circuit TV cameras saw Bolton put something down his trousers. He was approached by officers and asked what it was and immediately pulled out a £30 block of cannabis which he said he had bought to smoke himself.

Kevin Preston, defending, said Bolton had not been in trouble for over four years and that he had been open and frank with the police.

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