Maserati driver admits cannabis charge but denies counterfeit money claim

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A motorist is to be tried in January after pleading not guilty to possessing approximately 3,800 counterfeit coins following a car stop in Runcorn.

Sam Walker, 38, of Beetham Plaza, Liverpool, was arrested by Cheshire Police on Sunday August 29.

He was then charged with Possession with Intent to Supply (PWITS) the Class B drug of cannabis, disqualified driving, driving without insurance and dealing with counterfeit money.

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At Chester Crown Court this afternoon, Walker was released from custody to appear in the dock where he spoke to confirm his name and was convicted of PWITS cannabis at North Cheshire Magistrates Court in Warrington on Tuesday August 31, Walker having pleaded guilty to the allegation.

He pleaded guilty today to driving while disqualified and without insurance.

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Walker has denied possessing counterfeit money and the case was put on trial in the week starting Jan. 17 with a two-day estimate.

Brief details of the charge presented to Walker described the charges as having arisen on August 29, when he was stopped by police in a Maserati Levante while driving on the M56 motorway in Runcorn with three kilograms of cannabis.

It is alleged that he was in possession of approximately 3,800 banknotes which he knew or believed to be counterfeit money.

Michael Davies, defending, made the defense arguments that he would argue that the banknotes were of such poor quality that they could never be mistaken for real money.

Jayne Morris, a prosecutor, added that Walker said it was intended to be used for playing poker like Monopoly money.

Presiding Judge Michael Leeming today denied a sentencing request for the PWITS charge and said it will take place at the end of the currency counterfeiting trial.

Walker, who appeared wearing a black t-shirt with a white logo, was taken back into custody.

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