Nicked with coke before the match

A Chelsea fan missed his side’s victory over Southampton when he was caught with cocaine outside the ground. Jonathan Richards, 25, bolted past turnstiles at the Shed End on 16 December when he was detected by a police sniffer dog. Prosecutor Amee Emby said: ‘Away fans enter through this gate and there is a drugs dog in this area. ‘The dog indicated that the defendant had drugs on his person and at this point the stewards attempted to apprehend him….

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