Lanarkshire dealer caught with stash of drugs worth more than £10k is spared jail

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A man has avoided jail after drugs worth more than £10,000 were found at his East Kilbride home. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard on Friday how police also seized £9600 in cash.Scott Young, of Ontario Place, admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis, cannabinol and the derivative substance THC on June 2 and 3 last year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Jennifer Cunningham, prosecuting, said police forced entry to the house after getting a search warrant. Young, 34, and Davies, 48, were present at the time.Drugs were found in the living room, bedroom and kitchen, including in the fridge and freezer.The fiscal added: "Other items found were indicative of drug supply.

These included digital scales, weights, unused bags and snap bags."The officers also recovered £9600 in cash."Young was arrested and provided a 'no comment' interview except to say that Davies had no involvement."Police experts estimated the drugs recovered had a street value of £10,660.Sheriff Liam Murphy had warned Young that he could be jailed, but after studying background reports the sheriff decided to impose a one-year supervision order instead.Young was ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid community work.He will also be