Chef sentenced in drugs case (From Banbury Cake)
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Chef sentenced in drugs case
11:00am Saturday 12th January 2013 in Headlines
A 38-year-old man has been given a suspended sentence for possession of cocaine and cannabis.
Iqbal Zahir, of West Street, Banbury, was yesterday handed a three-month sentence suspended for 18 months at Oxford Crown Court.
The chef admitted possession of 10 grams of cannabis, a class B drug which was found in his wallet by police on April 27, 2011.
He also confessed to possession of 38.8 grams of extremely low purity cocaine, which is a class A drug and was hidden in the boot of his car on the same date.
He was also given a supervision order for 12 months.