THE trial of three Prees men accused of drug offences will face a trial in Shrewsbury next year after a court chose the earliest date.
Jakub Molenda, 22 and of no fixed address, 22-year-old Benjamin Shannon, of Prees, and also of Shrewsbury, and Harry Taylor, 25, of Whitchurch Road, will stand trial for a variety of charges in March 2025.
Only Taylor attended proceedings on Thursday, July 11 – held at Telford Justice Centre – with Judge Laura Hobson choosing a warned list date of Monday, March 24, instead of a fixed date of June 16.
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This means that the trio will be told on the Monday whether their trial is going ahead.
The charges date back to between 2019-2020 with court appearances delayed by the Barristers Stike in late 2022.
All three men deny a mixture of intent to supply drug charges and also possession of criminal property.
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