Daniel Adrian Davies from Cwmrhydyceirw pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine when he appeared at Swansea Magistrates Court
A MAN who was "in the wrong place at the wrong time" got arrested in a pub car park — and was found to be in possession of cocaine.
Swansea Magistrates Court heard that armed police officers had been called to the Deer's Leap in Cwmrhydyceirw just before 9pm on Christmas Eve to reports of a man in the area with a machete.
By chance Daniel Adrian Davies left the pub at the same time — and found himself confronted by officers with the Taser stun-guns drawn.
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The officers searched the 29-year-old — and found he had a small quantity of cocaine in his pocket.
The court heard Davies' response to officers was "I have got a line of coke, that's all — can you take me home?".
He told officers he had bought the drug for £30 from a man to declined to name.
Davies, of Martin Street, Morriston, pleaded guilty to possessing 0.73 grams of the Class A drug when he appeared before justices.
The court heard Davies had drunk 10 pints of beer as well as a quantity of vodka on the night in question, and could remember little of what happened.
He was the subject of a 12 months community order imposed in June 2015 for causing criminal damage at the time of the offence.
Andrew Evans, in mitigation, said: "This is very much a case of Mr Davies being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"But possession of what he considers to be a recreational drug is of course a serious matter."
The solicitor added that his client had had problems with so-called legal highs in the past, and that the defendant's father was "disappointed that he has returned to using substances".
For possession, Davies was fined £120 and was ordered to pay £85 towards prosecution costs and £20 victim surcharge.
No machete-wielding man was found at the pub.
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