Remains of joint was found in the driver's seat of vehicle

When police noticed the smell of cannabis coming from a car they found the remains of a joint in the driver's seat, Craigavon Magistrates Court heard last Wednesday.
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Justin Henderson McGowan, whose address was given as Clare Road, Tandragee, admitted unlawful possession of cannabis and herbal cannabis on May 13 this year.

The court heard that at 8.45pm a police mobile patrol in Meadow Lane, Portadown, noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from the defendant’s vehicle.

The remains of a joint were found on the driver’s seat and he accepted he had a grinder with a small amount of cannabis in it. He said he had paid £60 for it.

A barrister representing the defendant said he had been self-medicating for a degenerative back condition.

McGowan was fined £250 on each of the two charges and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.

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