Lanarkshire woman caught with £4k worth of heroin spared jail

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A woman caught with heroin worth £4400 has narrowly avoided a prison sentence.Emma Glancy, 24, admitted being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug at her home in Glenavon Street, Strathaven.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that police seized the heroin on July 1, 2020.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Defence agent Jackson Bateman said Glancy at the time "had found herself in the grip of addiction".He suggested that an alternative to jail could be imposed while acknowledging that health issues meant his client was deemed unfit for community work.Sheriff Martin Jones told Glancy: "You pleaded guilty to a serious drug trafficking charge."It involved £4400 of a Class A drug and custody is the court's first consideration for an offence of that nature."I've considered carefully the background reports outlining your difficulties and decided, with some hesitation, to impose a direct alternative to custody."Glancy will be under supervision for two years and must attend for addiction counselling.She will also be electronically tagged for seven months, meaning she's under a 7pm to 7am curfew.Lawrence Connelly, 61, of the same address had his not guilty plea to the heroin charge accepted.He admitted illegal possession of an air rifle that was recovered by police from the house on the same day.The sheriff