18-year-old Joseph Craig of Castle Road, Newport has this morning (Monday) pleaded guilty to supplying a ‘rogue batch’ of drugs to 4 individuals, which resulted in them being hospitalised over the weekend.
Mr Craig appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier today charged with supplying a class A controlled drug – MDMA. It follows a Police investigation over the weekend after 4 males were admitted to hospital after buying what they thought was ecstasy.
The teenager will now appear before the Isle of Wight Crown Court on 25th July. He has been released on conditional bail until that date.
Meanwhile officers from Hampshire Constabulary continue to question a 17-year-old male from East Cowes on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A. An 18-year-old from Newport has been bailed in relation to suspicion of being concerned in the supply of MDMA (ecstasy).
Police are warning people not to take any tablets they may have bought recently as ecstasy. Where possible they are asked to hand them into police who can then analyse them as part of the investigation and make sure they are disposed of correctly. It it said that taking these tablets could be life threatening.
Detectives working on the case would like to reassure people that anyone who hands potential ecstasy tablets into police on the Island with the intention of preventing harm to others will not be prosecuted for possession of illegal drugs.
