Co Tyrone man found with cannabis in bedroom had it to get him to sleep, court told
A young Co Tyrone man found with a grinder and small amount of cannabis in his bedroom, was fined £125 with a £15 offender’s levy at Magherafelt Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Twenty-five-year-old Liam McKernan from Eglish Park, Ballinderry, Coagh, admitted a charge of unlawfully possessing cannabis on July 23 last year. Prosecuting counsel that as result of enquiries, police went to the defendant’s home and during a search of his bedroom they located a grinder and cannabis.
The lawyer said McKernan made a full admission at interview.
She added that there was approximately two grams of cannabis recovered.
A defence lawyer explained the defendant is awaiting surgery for a leg pain and had been using the cannabis to get him to sleep.
He asked the court to give him credit for his early plea.
District Judge Conor Heaney remarked that McKernan has a relevant record for drugs in 2023.
The judge also made an order for the destruction of the cannabis.