A 24-year-old motorcyclist was caught in possession of cocaine and drug driving.

Cameron Andrew Ferguson, 24, of Wiltshire Road, in Harnham, Salisbury, was caught with 0.7 grams of cocaine in his possession on July 12, 2021. 

On that day he was also caught driving a Suzuki motorcycle on Fisherton Street when the proportion of Benzoylecgonine in his blood, namely 133ug/L, exceeded the specified limit. 

Benzoylecgonine is the major metabolite of cocaine.

Ferguson pleaded guilty to both charges at Salisbury Magistrates' Court on January 14. 

For the possession offence, he was fined £92 and the cocaine is to be forfeited and destroyed. 

For drug driving, Ferguson was fined £153, banned from the road for 12 months and his driving record was endorsed. 

He also had to pay additional costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service and £34 to fund victim services. 

The total Ferguson must pay before February 10, 2022, is £364. 

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