A MAN told a police officer in Newtown that that he had cannabis in a container hidden between his bum cheeks, a court has heard.

Lee Roberts was spotted getting out of a taxi in Newtown by a police officer who clocked that the 33-year-old was breaching his bail conditions.

He told the officer on November 10: “I’m going to jail, man. I’m going to prison” before he was asked whether he had anything on him.

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Helen Tench, prosecutor, told the court that Roberts said to the officer: "I’ve got a bit of weed and it's in my arse cheeks in a pot so it might have opened."

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Roberts, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to possession 2.3 grams of cannabis when he appeared at Welshpool Magistrates' Court on November 29.

Robert Hanratty, defending, told the court: "There is no excuse for having cannabis on him. It was £23 worth, a small quantity."

Magistrates ordered Roberts to pay an £80 fine, £32 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.