Man caught with cocaine in Mansfield nightclub toilets

A Mansfield Woodhouse man has been fined £200 after admitting being caught in possession of cocaine in the toilets of a Mansfield nightspot.

David Miles, prosecuting, told Mansfield magistrates how Ashley Straw (26), of Edmunds Avenue, was found in a toilet cubicle with another male at Rewind Nightclub on 3rd August.

Said Mr Miles: “Staff pushed the door open and the defendant threw two small packets on the floor.”

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Mr Miles said Straw denied the offence twice during police interview but was of previous good character and had no history of offending.

Finn Butler, defending, said: “It was a small amount of cocaine and if he had been given more robust advice he would have pleaded guilty.

“He had been on a stag do and the races and had consumed a lot of alcohol. He was offered cocaine and took it.

“This has been his first involvement in the criminal justice system. In my submission there will be no further offending.”

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Straw was also given court costs of £85 and a £25 victim surcharge.

A Magistrate said: “We are giving you every opportunity here because you are at the bottom end of the guidelines, but any repeat offending will not get the same consideration.”

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