Co Tyrone man was found with 'sizeable amount' of cannabis at his home
A Co Tyrone man found with what a district judge described as a sizeable amount of cannabis in his home, has been handed a two-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months at Dungannon Magistrates Court.
Trevor McKeown, aged 43, from Old Omagh Road, Dungannon, admitted possessing the cannabis on August 29, 2022.
Judge Francis Rafferty told McKeown that while he accepted he has his "difficulties", 114 grams of cannabis was a sizeable amount to have in his possession.
Prosecuting counsel told the court that police carried out a search of a property at Old Omagh Road under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
He said in addition to the 114 grams of cannabis, police also located one gram of a brown substance which tested as cannabis and a suspected joint.
A defence lawyer said the defendant accepted it was a large quantity of cannabis.
She explained that the defendant has mental health issues and a history of drug and alcohol abuse.