A teenager was allegedly caught with hard drugs two years apart.

Michael Vedral, 19, is said by prosecutors to have been dealing heroin and cocaine in Oxford on March 24, 2020, when he was still a youth, and on April 26 this year.

He is accused of having £80 in dirty cash in March 2020 and £157.20 in April this year.

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Appearing before Oxford Crown Court for plea on Thursday morning, Vedral, of Copeland Close, Basingstoke, pleaded not guilty to four counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and two allegations of possession of criminal property.

Judge Michael Gledhill QC fixed the three day trial for September 5 and bailed the defendant. He has bail conditions not to enter Oxfordshire unless attending court or hospital. 

Charles Ward Jackson appeared for the Crown Prosecution Service. Vedral was represented by Julian Lynch.

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This story was written by Tom Seaward. He joined the team in 2021 as Oxfordshire's court and crime reporter.  

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