Hebburn man caught with Kinder Egg stuffed with drugs in his genitals and rectum

Steven Tumilty was in a car last December when he was stopped by officers who found heroin and amphetamine on him.

Newcastle Crown Court heard the 32-year-old was already serving a suspended sentence at the time for a separate dangerous driving matter.

Prosecutor Nicoleta Alistari said: "The defendant was stopped in a car with others and arrested on suspicion of going equipped.

"He was searched and a Kinder egg containing drugs was found hidden within his genitalia and more similar drugs were recovered from his rectum."

Tumilty, of Verdun avenue, Hebburn, admitted possession of class A and class B drugs as well as the breach of the suspended sentence.

Crawford, defending, submitted two references to the court and said Tumilty had sought additional assistance to help with his rehabilitation.

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Judge Gavin Doig told Tumilty the offences would usually have been dealt with by the lower court but he was sent to Crown due to being in breach of a previous sentence.

The judge said: "You could have had no complaints if an immediate custodial sentence was imposed because of the breach of the suspended sentence."

The judge ordered a £200 fine for the drugs offences and added an extra 80 hours of unpaid work to be completed on top of the existing suspended sentence.