Sutton Bridge HGV driver Adam Lochore caught with cannabis after being stopped in Essex

A HGV driver said that getting caught with cannabis has made him halt his drug habit.

Adam Lochore, of Bridge Road in Sutton Bridge, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he admitted having a class B drug in his possession.

On October 11 last year, Lochore was pulled over in an HGV lorry in Essex for unrelated motoring matters.

Police searched Lochore and found three rolled joints of cannabis on him.

He was arrested and when taken to Lynn’s Police Investigation Centre, told officers that the drug was for his own use.

Before committing this offence, Lochore had a previous good character.

He appeared unrepresented in court and said: “I got caught by the police with the spliffs, I would have smoked them that evening.

“I quit smoking since the day I got done. I’m sorry for being here.”

Magistrates gave Lochore a six-month conditional discharge and ordered him to pay a victim surcharge of £26 and court costs of £85.