A Pembroke Dock man who pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing cannabis was given a 12-month community order and ordered to undertake 100 hours of unpaid work, by Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

Thirty-year-old Jason Dean Clark, of King Street, admitted possessing 6.5 grammes of cannabis when he was stopped by police at Castlemartin at around 7 pm on October 10 of last year.

Prosecutor Gerald Neave told magistrates that police officers on patrol had spotted a Vauxhall Vectra parked in a remote location in the area, and when they approached the car, Mr. Clark was in the driver's seat and his partner in the passenger side.

Following a search of the car, officers found a quantity of herbal cannabis wrapped in cling film, which Mr. Clark said was for his own personal use.

The defendant's solicitor, Jonathan Webb, explained that his client had driven to the remote area to light up a cannabis cigarette.

He added that Mr. Clark had previously been given a conditional discharge back in May for possessing a small amount of cannabis.

As Mr. Clark had also broken an existing community order for common assault, the magistrates revoked the existing order and resentenced so that the defendant would start to serve the 12-month order from that day.

They also imposed a further six months on Mr. Clark's conditional discharge and ordered him to undertake 100 hours of unpaid work.

Mr. Clark, who already owed £1,690 in fines to the court, was ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £60 victim surcharge.