A MAN who was in possession of a class A drug has been cautioned by police.

The 26-year-old was given a conditional caution for carrying cocaine on Wilton Avenue at 4pm on Thursday.

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Police stopped the man because he matched the description of a suspect following a stabbing in Watts Park in Southampton on the same day.

A 42-year-old man was rushed to Southampton General Hospital with stab wounds to his neck around 4pm.

However, officers found the man not be involved in the incident.