12/12/2007 00:00:00
UK: Jail term for cannabis producer
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A man who produced a £20,000 crop of cannabis in Dumfries and Galloway
has been jailed for eight months.
Robert Todd, 43, of The Grove, Heathhall, admitted growing the drug at
Burnfoot House near Eaglesfield.
Dumfries Sheriff Court had previously heard the value of the crop
disputed with police experts saying it was worth as much as £50,000.
An assessment carried out on Todd's behalf put the value of the drug at
just £15,000.
The debate arose when he previously appeared for sentence.
Sheriff Douglas Brown agreed to fix a date to hear proof in mitigation.
With the crop valued at £20,000, Todd was sentenced to eight months in jail.
The offence took place between November last year and February this year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7140666.stm
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