A Milford man has been warned that he faces a spell behind bars if he breaches a community order imposed on him for possessing drugs with intent to supply.

Twenty-seven-year-old Jamie William Terrance Wilson, of Mount Estate, pleaded guilty to possessing 783 tablets of Diazepam, with intent to supply, when he appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The defendant also admitted two further charges of possession at the same hearing, in that he had 5 grammes of cannabis and also a quantity of Diazepam in his possession, on February 1.

Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court that Mr. Wilson was stopped in his vehicle in Haverfordwest by police officers on routine patrol, after they became aware of him throwing an item out of the window.

Following on from his vehicle being pulled over, a search was conducted of Mr. Wilson’s home and text messages consistent with supplying were discovered on his mobile phone.

The court heard that the defendant had similar matters on his record, with the most recent dating back to 2014, when he was charged with intent to supply cannabis.

Probation officer Julie Norman told magistrates that Mr. Wilson had a long history of drug use, mainly cannabis, and that a worker from the Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service (DDAS) had spent some time with him.

She explained that Mr. Wilson was still recovering from injuries sustained in a car crash, and that his drug use seemed to have got work since the accident.

“There is a question mark over his motivation based on past engagement with the probation services, but I think he knows that if this behaviour continues, he will end up with a custodial sentence,” she told the court.

Defence solicitor Jonathan Webb told the court that it was street dealing that Mr. Wilson had been conducting.

Magistrates gave Mr. Wilson a 12-month community order, with a three-month Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, to be reviewed monthly.

He was ordered to pay prosecution costs of £400 and an £85 victim surcharge. A destruction order for the drugs was also passed.

Chief magistrate Ann Johnson told the defendant that he would be facing possible custody if he breached the terms of his order.