A convicted cocaine dealer, under a suspended sentence, was caught in a police traffic stop with magic mushrooms in his car.
Wimbledon Magistrates' Court
Shahjan Abdul, 37, of Brookside Avenue, Ashford, Surrey was pulled over for speeding and questioned by police about drugs when they discovered his previous convictions.
He admitted having a small amount of magic mushrooms for personal use and was arrested.
At Wimbledon Magistrates Court he pleaded guilty to possessing 10.2 grammes of hallucinogenic psilocin on January 19 in Hampton Court Road, Hampton Wick.
This was exactly five months to the day he received 19 months imprisonment, suspended for two years at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court.
That sentence was for offences of possession of cocaine and crack, with intent to supply and possession of cannabis and ecstasy.
Abdul's defence lawyer told magistrates the latest offence was for a relatively small amount of mushrooms for personal supply.
He made admissions to police at the scene and has completed the community service hours he received at the Crown Court and complied with the curfew that was imposed on him.
Magistrate Vanessa Weguelin announced: “Having listened to the representations, we are not going to deal with this by way of a financial penalty.
“The defendant received a suspended sentence in the last year for serious offences and we are not going to deal with this today.
“Having received a suspended prison sentence for four offences it will be dealt with by Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court on a date to be fixed.”
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