A Whitland man will go on trial next month after denying an allegation of possessing a stungun.

Twenty-two-year-old Maxwell Raymond West, of Henllan Amgoed, pleaded not guilty to having in his possession a firearm, namely a stungun which was disguised as a torch, at a hearing at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The defendant who was arrested in Milford Haven on May 17 of last year in relation to the incident, was remanded in custody and the trial will take place at Swansea Crown Court on March 10.