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Footballer admits cocaine charge | Footballer admits cocaine charge |
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A Scottish Premier League player has been convicted of having cocaine at a music festival in the Highlands. | A Scottish Premier League player has been convicted of having cocaine at a music festival in the Highlands. |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle player Richie Hart, 29, has also been suspended from playing or training by his club until further notice. | Inverness Caledonian Thistle player Richie Hart, 29, has also been suspended from playing or training by his club until further notice. |
Police officers thought Hart was acting suspiciously in his BMW car and found cocaine placed on a CD at the Rock Ness Festival in June. | Police officers thought Hart was acting suspiciously in his BMW car and found cocaine placed on a CD at the Rock Ness Festival in June. |
He admitted a charge of possessing cocaine and was fined £300. | He admitted a charge of possessing cocaine and was fined £300. |
Inverness Sheriff Court heard the midfielder had bought two half-grams of the drug for £80 and was in the process of using one of the wraps when caught. | Inverness Sheriff Court heard the midfielder had bought two half-grams of the drug for £80 and was in the process of using one of the wraps when caught. |
The club adopts a very firm stance in relation to the use and/or possession of drugs Inverness Caledonian Thistle statement | |
Police found the other wrap of the drug after a search of his car. | Police found the other wrap of the drug after a search of his car. |
Hart's solicitor David Hingston told the court the footballer was not a habitual drug taker - this was the first and only time he had been involved. | |
Mr Hingston also said the incident had brought shame on the player. | |
In a statement, the SPL club said: "When the matter was originally brought to our attention, the club interviewed the player and given his responses agreed to leave the matter until the allegations were addressed in court. | In a statement, the SPL club said: "When the matter was originally brought to our attention, the club interviewed the player and given his responses agreed to leave the matter until the allegations were addressed in court. |
"The club would like to reassure the club's commercial partners, supporters and the public that the club adopts a very firm stance in relation to the use and/or possession of drugs." | "The club would like to reassure the club's commercial partners, supporters and the public that the club adopts a very firm stance in relation to the use and/or possession of drugs." |
Caley Thistle said it will deal with the matter internally and make no further comment until the issue had been resolved. | |
Hart joined Caley Thistle in 2002 from Highland League team Brora Rangers, having previously played for Ross County. | Hart joined Caley Thistle in 2002 from Highland League team Brora Rangers, having previously played for Ross County. |
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