class C drug

He also confirmed that he understood the charges against him, including possessing cocaine and the Class C drug Pregabalin.

Speers, of Fairfield Road, Bude, Cornwall, is also charged with one count of possession of a class B drug, cannabis, and a class C drug, Etizolam, which he also denies.

Mr Simpson, 24, whose youngest child was born just 11 days previously, later died from intoxication caused by the combination of the class C drug and alcohol.

On Wednesday, two other men Gerard Carbin, 45, and Ryan McPhee, 34, pled guilty to being involved in serious organised crime and the production and supply of a class C drug, etizolam.

The 20-year-old, of Manchester, was charged with possession of a Class C drug on 18 June after an investigation by Greater Manchester Police.