Two charged with drugs offences in Yeovil
Avon and Somerset Police stopped a car in the town earlier this month - after they saw a package thrown out of the window
Two people have been charged with drug offences after being stopped by police earlier this month in Yeovil.
Police say they pulled a vehicle over on Camel Street, Marston Magna, back on March 13 at around 7.30am after they saw a package thrown from it - with the car later seized.
Edriss Ahmadi, 44 of Shackleton Road, Yeovil, and Antonio Castanheira, 26 of no fixed address, appeared at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 14 March charged with drugs offences.
Ahmadi was charged with:
- Three counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (namely cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin)
- One count of possession with intent to supply class B drugs (cannabis resin)
- One count of possessing criminal property
Castanheira was charged with:
- Three counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (namely cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin)
- One count of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs (cannabis resin)
- One count of possessing a class A drug (crack cocaine)
- One count of possessing a class B drug (cannabis resin)
Castanheira also received summons for driving without a insurance.
Ahmadi was remanded into custody while Castanheira was released on court bail. They will next appear at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court on Monday 15 April.