Man caught with drugs assaulted police officer in Shrewsbury
A man assaulted a police officer when he was caught in possession of the drug mamba.
Simon Budd, 38, was found to have a quantity of the Class B drug on his person in Shrewsbury on July 3 this year.
He committed an assault on a police officer when he was stopped.
Budd, of North Street, Castlefields, Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to possessing a controlled drug of Class B, and assaulting an emergency worker.
He was handed a community order by magistrates.
