A MAN has appeared in court accused of drug supply offences after police stopped a vehicle for having no insurance. 

Mustapha Fofanah appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Saturday. 

It comes after a vehicle was stopped at around 6.50pm last Thursday along Kitchers Close in Hythe. 

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Police later said that the vehicle was stopped for having no insurance and no MOT. 

Fofanah, 27, of Thurlow Street, Southwark, London was charged with being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug, driving without a valid licence, driving without valid insurance and driving a vehicle with no MOT.

He was remanded in custody after appearing in court to next appear at Southampton Crown Court on September 2. 

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