Two men who have admitted coming into mid Wales to sell drugs will appear in court for the fifth time to be sentenced.
Kane Carlin, of Birmingham, and Ryan Hudson, from Tamworth, were both due to be sentenced today (Friday, November 26), after pleading guilty to charges of possession of cannabis with intent to supply in Newtown.
Recorder Robert John Philpotts decided not to proceed with sentencing after one of the men failed to show up at Mold Crown Court.
Mr Carlin had told his solicitors that his “lift let him down” and there was “no way” he could make the journey to north Wales from his home in the West Midlands. His barrister Dafydd Roberts told the court that he did not know the exact details of the transport problems.
The Recorder issued a warrant for the 31-year-old's arrest, and he will brought to court on the next occasion in custody.
Paul Mason, defending Mr Hudson, said: “This is the fourth time that Mr Hudson has appeared in court from Birmingham after a 200-mile round trip and it would be the fourth time that he has not heard what sentence he is likely to receive. None of those occasions have been his fault.
“He is a young man who has come to court and nervously wait the outcome of his fate.”
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Recorder Philpotts said he understood the 22-year-old's frustration. “I am very sorry that yet again you have been inconvenienced. It’s not your fault that Mr Carlin has failed to attend."
Mr Hudson's unconditional bail was extended until he next appear's in court which has yet to be listed.
At Welshpool Magistrates Court in August, the court was told how on March 29, 2020 a vehicle with the two men had been stopped by police on Pool Road, Newtown where they were said to have been in possession of a bag containing 380.92gms of cannabis, a controlled drug of Class B.
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