Young Cookstown man handed five-month jail sentence for drug offences
Police found a quantity of cannabis in tin foil and £1,000 in cash during searches of a property in Cookstown, a court has been told.
Oisin Gaynor, aged 22, of Gortalowry Park, Cookstown, was jailed for five months on charges of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of the drug between July 17 and August 22 last year.
Prosecuting counsel told Dungannon Magistrates Court that police with warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act, searched the defendant’s home and seized quantities of cannabis, including 160 grams in tin foil wraps, a set of scales, and £1,000 in cash and a Samsung phone.
A defence lawyer pointed out that Gaynor has been in custody for almost six months.
He described the defendant as “a young man who had a difficult childhood”.
Passing sentence, District Judge Francis Rafferty made orders for the destruction of the cannabis and seizure of the money.