A MAN has been fined for possessing a Class A drug.

Ryley Burr, 23, admitted possessing cocaine in Whitehaven on January 20, when he appeared before Workington Magistrates’ Court.

Burr, of Loop Road North, Whitehaven, was fined £120. He must also pay £85 costs.

An order was made for the forfeiture and destruction of the cocaine.