Ollerton man escaped prison after police discovered more than £2,000 worth of cannabis at his home
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Officers attended Caine Newton’s former address in Chestnut Drive to search it for drugs in September 2019, following a tip-off from a member of the public, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, January 6.
Inside they discovered a young child in an upstairs room and five ounces of cannabis bagged up in the kitchen, said Dawn Pritchard, prosecuting.
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Hide AdShe told the court that the drug had a street value of at least £2,000, and phones were confiscated which linked Newton to street dealing.
She said: “Police attended following reports that drug dealing was taking place, and when they arrived there was a strong smell of cannabis outside.
“The defendant was outside and told them they were not coming in and tried to close the door on them, but they gained access to the property and discovered the cannabis.”
Newton, aged 25, now of Oak Avenue, Ollerton, had admitted possession with intent to supply Class B drugs at a hearing in February 2020, the court heard.
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Hide AdMitigating, Digby Johnson said that, since his arrest 14 months ago, Newton had turned his life around.
He told the court: “The changes in his life have been profound. At the time he was part of a group of friends who had started using cannabis and they would take it in turns to buy cannabis and then sell it around the rest of the group, and he can see now that it had gotten out of control.
“His domestic circumstances have improved to the point where he is not only working five days a week, but he is looking to get a mortgage to buy his own house. His grandparents both speak highly of him and so do his employers. His life is now on a very different course.”
Recorder Mary Prior QC gave Newton a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered him to complete 120 hours of unpaid work in the community.