28/11/2007 00:00:00
UK: Cannabis dealer jailed for 15 months
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A cannabis dealer who claimed he used the drug to alleviate arthritis
pain has been jailed for 15 months.
When police raided the home of Terrance Hickey, 52, and his wife, Amanda
Andrews, in Shanklin Gardens, South Oxhey, on Friday, July 20, they
found almost a third of a kilo of cannabis.
In the kitchen police discovered bags of cannabis and foil wraps in
ready made deals, with a street value of around £1,000.
Both pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply, having
initially given no comment interviews to police following their arrest.
The basis of the plea, accepted by the prosecution, was that money from
the drug dealing was used to pay for the cannabis used by Hickey to
alleviate his disease.
However, Judge Griffith told the court he did not believe the sole
reason for selling the drugs was Hickey's medication.
He said: "It is clear to me you were not just selling to buy more
cannabis for Terrance Hickey. There was a measure being used for the
family finances."
Judge Griffith adjourned sentencing Andrews for three weeks for further
reports to see if he could pass a suspended sentence in her case.
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=13047
Author:
Watford Observer via UKCIA
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