Hi 09 August 2010 COMPLAINTS about the poor quality of a cannabis batch helped to convict a Clitheroe man for supplying the drug. They were included in a group of text messages found on a mobile phone. About six or seven people had been in contact, some requesting cannabis, with a dozen messages sent over several days. Police found 26.4 grammes of cannabis when they searched Carl Gillibrand's home in Bawdlands, Clitheroe. A judge at Preston Crown Court gave him a suspended sentence involving nine months' prison, suspended for two years, with 12 months' supervision and nine months' drug rehabilitation. Gillibrand (31) had admitted supplying cannabis...

Hi By Eimear Cotter Monday August 09 2010 A DUBLIN man who was allegedly caught with over 30 kilos of cannabis at a pigeon racing club is facing trial on the charges. Philip Sherry (32) is also accused of possession of a stun gun and a Westlake air rifle, which were allegedly found during a follow-up at his home in Blanchardstown. He is facing trial by judge and jury in the Circuit Court after the DPP directed that the matters were too serious for the District Court. The accused, of Fortlawn Avenue, appeared before Blanchardstown District Court charged with possession of cannabis, as well as having the drug for sale or supply. He was arrested after detectives...

Hi Monday 9th August 2010 CANNABIS plants were found by police at a house in Staunton. The plants were found by police at a property in Sladbrook Lane when they were searching for a missing person on the evening of Friday, July 30. The 24 plants were found in a trailer fitted out with lights, which was inside a barn on the premises. The plants were confiscated and destroyed, and the property owner, a 51-year-old man, was given a formal caution for the cultivation and possession of cannabis. The missing man for whom the police were looking was later found safe and well Ear Bongme

Hi Graff jewellery shop robber Thomas Thomas lived in cannabis drugs factory in East Finchley Monday 9th August 2010 By Kevin Bradford THE man guilty of trying to disrupt the police response to Britain's biggest ever jewellery heist had been living in a former drugs factory in East Finchley. Convicted Thomas Thomas was sentenced on Friday to serve 16 years for conspiring to rob the Graff Jewellers, in New Bond Street, last August. The 46-year-old had hired a series of vans and placed them strategically in the area of Mayfair to prevent police getting to the scene of the 40 million robbery. He was arrested on October 15 last year, just a day after...

Hi Monday August 09 2010 A NEW chocolate called Bhang: The Original Cannabis Chocolate is to be launched in the US, if the trademark is granted. New Mexico-based chololatier Scott J. Van Rixel plans to start selling two types of 'Bhang' chocolates, a white label containing hemp seeds and hemp oil and a black label with THC containing Marijuana. AC.. Bongme

Hi 09 August 2010 OUR story today about 20 young people being admitted to hospital after taking the "legal high" known as Ivory Wave will frighten any parent with children going out to pubs and clubs. There is no doubt that these unpredictable substances are now readily available across the Lothians and can pose just as much danger to health as better-known, illegal drugs. The authorities are belatedly starting to take action on the issue afte r years of dragging their feet and allowing this counterculture to spiral out of control. In recent weeks, the Home Office announced an immediate ban on naphyrone, marketed as NRG 1, placing it in the same Class B drug...

Hi Monday 9th August 2010 ALMOST 500 train passengers were scanned for knives and drugs as Lancashire Constabulary and British Transport Police officers carried out checks on commuters at Blackburn, Accrington and Darwen train stations. Officers working with drug dogs carried out 43 searches and as a result, 14 offences were detected with 12 cannabis warnings given, 1 fixed penalty and 1 reprimand. 40 officers from both forces, plus G4S staff and the LCC Safer Travel Unit, were drafted in to help with the operation. G4S, who administer the train fares on the network, identified 68.90 of unpaid tickets during a two-hour period. Inspector Mike Wedderburn, of British...

Hi Monday 9th August 2010 SEALED snap bags of cannabis and a number of tablets were seized during a drugs raid in Clayton-le-Moors. A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing Class B drugs at a house, in Pickup Street, and has been bailed pending further inquiries. The drugs have been sent off for forensic evaluation. Community beat manager for Clayton-le-Moors, PC Paul Pountain, said: “This warrant came as a result of information from the community. "We would like to thank those people who have come forward. "I urge anyone with concerns about drugs in their community to contact their neighbourhood policing team...

Hi Stan Miller August 09, 2010 A 63-year-old man turned his garage into a sophisticated cannabis factory – and hid it from his wife. William Bergin knocked down a wall in the detached building, insulated it with silver foil and installed lighting and ventilation. But he was so secretive that even his wife didn’t know what he was up to, Manchester magistrates court heard. Bergin’s cover was blown when thieves broke into the garage. A neighbour called the police who discovered the cannabis factory, described by a judge as ‘sophisticated and expensive - and highly effective’. Bergin, of Ranford Road, Burnage, admitted cultivating cannabis and...

Hi Monday, 09 August 2010 Police raided the home of David Paul Bell in Bristol Street, Walney, on July 20. When officers went into the front bedroom, they found nine, two-foot cannabis plants and related equipment in his wardrobe. Miss Katie Marsden, prosecuting at Furness Magistrates’ Court, said Bell told police he had grown the class-B drug for personal use. She said: “In interview he made a full and frank admission, he said he bought seeds and the equipment off the internet for around 300. He had been growing the plants for five weeks.” Bell, a 43-year-old former heroin addict, told police he used three grams of cannabis a day and had expected his...