Magherafelt district judge orders pre-sentence report in case of Upperlands man accused of possessing mepthedrone
A district judge has told an Upperlands man facing a drugs charge to cooperate with the Probation Service.
Dylan Cully, aged 27, whose address was listed as Alexander Park in the village, is accused of possessing the Class B drug mephedrone on June 21 this year.
Judge Conor Heaney adjourned the case until October 1 for a short pre-sentence report.
Magherafelt Magistrates Court heard that 106 grams of mephedrone was seized by police.
A prosecuting lawyer said the defendant was given a caution for a similar offence in 2023.
A defence lawyer stressed it was for personal use and there was about a month’s supply with the defendant using one to two grams each day.
He said Cully may benefit through an intervention by the Probation Service.
The judge warned the defendant that if he did not cooperate with Probation “things may not go in your favour” when he is sentenced in October.