Cannabis crop was found in the defendants' bag
Ipswich: Policeman catches men carrying drugs through the town worth £12,700
BY Jane Hunt
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
9:25 AM
Two men carrying more than £12,000 worth of cannabis through the town were caught red-handed by an observant policeman, a court has heard.
The officer was on patrol in Nacton Road, Ipswich, on December 9 when he spotted the men pushing a bicycle which had a large bag on it. As he got close to them he noticed a strong smell of cannabis, Ipswich Crown Court was told.
A search of the bag revealed a number of mature cannabis plants as well as loose cannabis with a maximum street value of £12,700, said Michael Crimp, prosecuting.
Before the court were Phillip Yarnton, 25, of Shenstone Drive, Ipswich and Darren Taylor, 26, of no fixed address.
Taylor admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply, possessing cannabis and passing a counterfeit £20 note as genuine and was jailed for ten months.
Yarnton admitted supplying cannabis and two offences of possessing cannabis and was given an eight month prison sentence suspended for 18 months and ordered to do 100 hours’ unpaid work in the community.
Roger Thomson, for Taylor, said he had stolen the cannabis from a greenhouse. He had initially put the cannabis in his pockets but had then found a bag and filled that as well. “He got more than he bargained for in the quantity of cannabis,” said Mr Thomson.
He said Taylor, who was homeless at the time, had intended to use some of the cannabis himself and to supply some of it to other people.
Richard Wood for Yarnton said his client had moderate learning difficulties and was susceptible to peer pressure.
He said Yarnton had sold small amounts of cannabis and had used the money to fund his own habit and to buy food.
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5 comments
I'm not sure how being able to smell a sack of weed being wheeled about by a pair of idiots amounts to "excellent work" (quick, give him a GCSE before they all go!) but to answer another question, the police estimate the value of the gear they acquire by the tried and trusted method of simply asking the people they take it from how much its worth.
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bigger niche
Friday, September 21, 2012
By what process did you arrive at a value of £12.700 for the town ?
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Denise Gilberto
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Pity this policeman`s excellent work will all be undone by a weak as ditch-water , liberal Justice system.
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Supernova6
Monday, September 17, 2012
Moderate learning difficulties? He learned that he could nick stuff and sell it. Do we really have to put up with this rubbish?
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Mr M
Monday, September 17, 2012
Dope - in more than one way.
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The original Victor Meldrew
Monday, September 17, 2012