An Erith man has been fined hundreds after being caught with a police-style baton and herbal cannabis by police last month.

Aden Figueira, 23 and of Frobisher Road, appeared before Bromley Magistrates Court on Friday, June 7, where he pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a Class B controlled drug.

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Officers from the Slade Green & North End ward stopped Figueira on April 25 as part of a proactive patrol.

Upon being searched, he was found to be carrying a telescopic baton and an amount of herbal cannabis.

He was ordered to pay fines of totalling to £215.