TWO people have been charged with drugs offences after a car was stopped near Yeovil.

Edriss Ahmadi, 44, of Shackleton Road, Yeovil, and Antonio Castanheira, 26, of no fixed address, appeared at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court on March 14 charged with drugs offences.

Ahmadi was charged with: Three counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (namely cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin), one count of possession with intent to supply class B drugs (cannabis resin), one count of possessing criminal property.

Castanheira was charged with: Three counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (namely cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin), one count of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs (cannabis resin), one count of possessing a class A drug (crack cocaine), and one count of possessing a class B drug (cannabis resin).

Castanheira also received summons for driving without a insurance.

The charges came after officers stopped a car in Camel Street, Marston Magna, on Wednesday, March 13, at around 7.30am.

Before the vehicle had been stopped, a package was thrown from the vehicle which officers seized.

Ahmadi was remanded into custody while Castanheira was released on court bail. They will next appear at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court on Monday, April 15.