A lovesick Leyton man, who treated himself to a night out at a strip club after splitting with his girlfriend, was caught by a police sniffer dog after buying party-drug cocaine at the venue, a court heard.
Bike courier Edgar Rose, 28, of Ruckholt Close, pleaded guilty at City of London Magistrates’ Court (pictured) to possessing a small quantity of cocaine and cannabis in Bishopsgate on January 23.
The court heard it was 10.40pm when the specialist police drug sniffer dog indicated to officers Rose was in possession of illegal substances as pedestrians were randomly approached on a busy Saturday night.
When searched a small bag containing cocaine was found on Rose along with a wrap of cannabis.
He told police he was trying to “cheer himself up” after splitting with his girlfriend and had paid £30 for the cocaine in a strip club, where he snorted two lines.
“He is extraordinarily embarrassed to find himself in court. It is his first time,” said Miss Sian Williams, defending.
“The purchase of the class ‘A’ cocaine was a result of a break-up with his girlfriend and an attempt to cheer himself up,” she added.
Rose was fined £300, plus £90 costs.
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