A MAN caught with Class A drugs in his possession in Barrow has been sentenced in court.

Jason Holland, of Westmorland Street, Barrow, admitted to having cocaine for his own personal use when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on November 20.

Officers from Cumbria Police found the 27-year-old to have the drugs on Abbey Road on August 22 this year.

Magistrates fined Holland £120 for the offence and ordered for forfeiture and destruction of the drugs.

He was also told to pay £85 in court costs and a £48 surcharge.