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Last Updated: 16/02/2026
Harrogate man admits crack cocaine charge
York Magistrates Court
A Harrogate man has been fined for possessing crack cocaine.
Ben Martin, 40, of Lancaster Park Road, was sentenced at York Magistrates Court on Saturday (February 14).
Martin admitted possessing 10 wraps of crack cocaine, which is a Class A drug, in Doncaster on February 23 last year.
He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
His guilty plea was taken into account when the sentence was passed.
Martin was ordered to pay within 14 days.
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