Dealer jailed for supplying heroin

A MAN has been jailed after he admitted dealing heroin.

Kevin McKell, 32, of Greenbank Place, was due to face trial this month, but pleaded guilty at an intermediate diet at Dundee Sheriff Court.

McKell admitted that on March 7, on Greenbank Place, he was concerned in the supply of heroin.

Fiscal depute Kate Irwin told the court: “Police received information he was concerned in the supply of a controlled drug from his home address.

“A search warrant was since tried to seek help for his obtained and executed on addiction with a rehab centre in March 7 at his home address, Greenock. where he stayed with his two Sheriff John Rafferty said: A SHOPLIFTER asked a sheriff sisters. “You will be aware of the damto send him to prison to detoxify

“Brown powder was found in age selling such a drug has on after he was unable to secure a a safe. This was tested and the community. place on a detox programme. found to be 28.1g of heroin. The “There’s only one possible Homeless Michael Dougan, 34, drugs had a street value of sentence here and that’s a cusadmitted shoplifting from Asda around £1,400, along with todial one. It would have been Milton of Craigie, on Sunday and scales and a quantity of cash, 12 months but I take i nto Monday, stealing two cameras, and a roll of cling film. account your plea.” two games, a drink and a

“The accused stated: ‘It’s The sheriff sentenced sandwich. mine – whatever you find, it’s McKell to nine Solicitor Amy Fox said Dougan mine’.” months in had tried to access two detox

The court was told that prison. services but had been unable to do McKell had been dealing so. to fund his own habit, S and had heriff Lorna Drummond QC

jailed him for 135 days.