Class A drugs found in a Pembrokeshire jewellers will be forfeited and destroyed following a court order.
Christopher Rone, 65, appeared in front of Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, September 10.
He indicated guilty pleas to possessing class A drugs MDMA, cocaine, psilocybin and Class B amphetamine.
The court heard that the drugs were found at Rones Jewellery Repairs on the Old School Estate in Narberth, and at Rones’ home address on the town’s Walter Street, on December 12 last year.
Rones was charged with possessing ‘a quantity’ of MDMA and amphetamine as well as 7.05 grams of psychedelic drug psilocybin and 0.385 grams of cocaine.
The MDMA was found at the jewellery shop while the other drugs were at Rones’ Walter Street address.
Magistrates made a forfeiture and destruction order for all the drugs.
They also ordered Rones to pay £360 in fines, costs of £85 and a £144 surcharge. They took his guilty plea into account when sentencing.
The total of £589 will be deducted from benefits, with a lump sum deduction ordered within 28 days.
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