Police searched home after finding '˜stash' in car
In the home of Steven Jackie Smith (54), of Brookhill, Randalstown, officers found fireworks in a kitchen cupboard for which he did not have a licence.
The discoveries were made in August last year and at Antrim Magistrates Court on Tuesday, and Smith pleaded pleaded guilty to possessing Class B drugs and also admitted the fireworks offence.
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Hide AdA prosecutor said 60 grammes of cannabis was found under the car air filter.
The defendant told police it was for his own use and that he had paid £360 for a month’s supply.
He said that he smoked around three grammes a day “because of illness”.
He also admitted to police he kept the drugs outside of his house.
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Hide AdDefence barrister Chris Sherrard said the defendant lived in a rented property and the fireworks were present when his client moved in.
However, he accepted he had used some of them.
Smith, who had a previous drug conviction, was fined a total of £400.