An arrest warrant has been issued for a Milford man accused of drugs possession who failed to attend a court hearing in Haverfordwest this week.

Thirty-three-year-old Thomas John Picton, of Chestnut Way, Mount Estate, was scheduled to appear at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with possessing 1 gram of cannabis on July 7, but he failed to appear for the hearing.

Magistrates issued an arrest warrant without bail to secure the defendant’s attendance in court.