A MAN aged 63 has admitted possessing ecstacy and amphetamine.

Police found the drugs when they stopped Peter Farrance on November 23 last year.

Farrance, of Iceni Way, Colchester, admitted possessing 44.3g of methoxyamphetamine, a drug similar to ecstacy, and 44.4g of amphetamine when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Peter Barlex, mitigating, said the circumstances of the case were unusual and involved a man who has since died.

Farrance was bailed until sentencing on August 12.