ALLEGED drug dealer Jason Daniels, 43, was arrested today as he left Gloucester crown court after having his case adjourned for trial.

Daniels, of Querns road, Watermoor, Cirencester, made a brief appearance in the dock with co-defendant Marvin Anderson 33, of Jasmine close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, and the pair were granted bail pending trial on a date to be fixed.

During today's hearing, however, Daniels' barrister Paul Grumbar said: "Police officers have arrived at court and want to arrest him on another matter. After this hearing they will arrest him and take him to the police station."

He did not say what the new allegation is.

Prosecutor Julian Kesner said he understood both Daniels and Anderson were denying the charge of conspiracy to supply cocaine and there would have to be a jury trial.

"At the moment we don't know what the trial issues are," he said.

He indicated the trial would last two weeks and he asked to be given until March 10 to have the prosecution evidence ready to hand over to the defence.

Recorder Frank Abbott agreed and told both men they were on bail and free to go, pending a plea and case management hearing on April 21.

But he explained to Daniels: "As far as you are concerned I am afraid you are going to be arrested so you will have to deal with that when the time comes."

Daniels left court and stood outside smoking a cigarette until he was joined by two CID officers who walked across the road with him and went into Gloucester police station.

At an earlier hearing Daniels' father, Michael, 66, of Lawrence road., Cirencester, pleaded guilty to conspiring with two others to supply a Class A, cocaine, drug between April 16 and September 4 2014.

He denied a charge of having a lock knife and a meat cleaver in his possession on September 3 2014.

Prosecutor Julian Kesner said he would not proceed on that charge and it will be left on the court file.

Daniels is now on bail pending sentence on a date to be fixed. The judge made it a condition of his bail that he is not to enter Gloucester except for medical or court appointments.

Judge Tabor told him that jail was 'an almost inevitable consequence' of the offence has admitted.