It's Only A Bit Of Speed"" Man Told Police After Search Of Flat

A QUANTITY of amphetamine was discovered when police searched Patrick Heatwole s Littleport flat, magistrates were told. When the white powder was found in the kitchen, 19-year-old Heatwole admitted to police: It is only a bit of speed. At Ely courthous

A QUANTITY of amphetamine was discovered when police searched Patrick Heatwole's Littleport flat, magistrates were told.

When the white powder was found in the kitchen, 19-year-old Heatwole admitted to police: "It is only a bit of speed."

At Ely courthouse on Thursday, unemployed Heatwole admitted possessing 0.4 grams of the class B drug on May 8.

"This was small quantity of a class B drug," said Guy Holland, mitigating. "He has limited previous convictions, and nothing for a similar offence. He last worked in a factory at Littleport, about a year ago."

Magistrates ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the drug, and fined Heatwole �50 with �60 costs, and he must pay a �15 surcharge.