The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts:

May 10:
SAHIBA KAUR, 35, of Ashridge Road, Wokingham, admitted possession of 12 wraps of cocaine in Reading on January 12, 2020. She was given a conditional discharge for 12 months, told to pay a £21 victim surcharge, and £85 costs.

May 11
MATTHEW TEAL, 35, of Ormonde Road, Wokingham, admitted obstruction during a drugs search in Bracknell on May 9. Fined £160, must pay £34 victim surcharge, and £85 court costs. 
TIFFANY GREEN, 37, of Ogden Park, Bracknell, admitted to possession of cocaine in Bracknell on July 20, 2020. She was fined £40 and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge. 
MARCUS CARRINGTON, 21, of Kennel Ride, Ascot, admitted drink-driving on Fernbank Road, Ascot, on April 14, 2021. He was caught with 53mcg of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg. He also admitted to driving without a licence and driving without insurance on the same date. He was banned from obtaining a licence for 16 months fined £153, ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs. 
OLIVER LANE, 32, of Woodmere, Bracknell, admitted to driving under the influence of cannabis on John Nike Way, Bracknell on November 17, 2020. He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120, ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. 
ROBERT WESTELL, 36, of New Wokingham Road, Crowthorne, admitted to drink-driving at the Riverside Car Park in The Oracle on April 16, 2021. He was caught with 87mcg of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg. He was banned from driving for 20 months, fined £2,304, made to pay a £190 victim surcharge, and £85 court costs. 

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