A man from Scotland has appeared in court accused of arriving on the ferry equipped to commit fraud.

Connor Robert McClung, aged 22, is charged jointly with a 16-year-old, also from Scotland, who cannot be named due to his age.

On Thursday (February 17), the juvenile’s advocate, Sara-Jayne Dodge, asked for an adjournment due to her client having contracted Covid since being bailed and allowed to return to Scotland.

Stephen Wood, who represented Mr McClung, who lives at Avendale Crescent in Armadale, West Lothian, also asked for an adjournment, to allow time to consider further evidence.

Mr Wood submitted a bail application for his client saying that a place at the probation accommodation Tromode House was available so that he could remain on the island.

We previously reported that it is alleged that Mr McClung and the juvenile were in possession of electronic devices containing long lists of bank details, thousands of sort codes and telephone numbers.

They are accused of also possessing a script relating to a Lloyds telephone banking scam.

The prosecution allege that they intended to purchase sim cards which had the ability to send en masse scamming messages.

Magistrates agreed to bail Mr McClung to Tromode House with conditions that he surrender his passport, report to police headquarters on a Monday and Friday between 12 and 2pm, and not leave the island without court consent.

The case was adjourned for both parties until March 3.