Drugs discovered during search of house by cops

A drug dealer has been caged for nine months for pushing heroin from his partner’s house.

Gregor Terry, 37, was arrested by police in possession of class A drug diamorphine with intention to supply at a house in Kerr Street, Barrhead.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard the accused, who has previous convictions for drug- dealing, had around 20 grammes of the substance when he was busted by the cops.

Yesterday Terry, of St Mary’s Crescent, also Barrhead, appeared for sentence after admitting the offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

He pleaded guilty to a charge that on March 29, 2017, he was concerned in the supply of diamorphine, a controlled substance.

A plea of not guilty from his partner and former co-accused, Kelly Storie, of Kerr Street in the town, was accepted by the Crown.

Fiscal depute Tom Bowman told the court: “The premises were searched under a warrant.

“The circumstances are that during the search 19.85 grammes of diamorphine was recovered.

“The substance has a street value of approximately £940. The accused was formally cautioned and charged.”

Defence agent Ki r s t y McGeehan said: “He is a 37-yearold man who lives with his parents.

“He has a 16-year-old son who lives with his former partner.

“He has long-standing issues with drug addiction.

“His position is he was storing the drug prior to funding his own drug misuse.

“Mr Terry has reached the stage where he wants to address his problems.

“He has been working with the community addiction team in this area and has turned a corner.”

The lawyer urged the court to hand Terry, who has two previous drugs offences and who has previously been on a drug treatment and testing order, a community-based sentence as an alternative to custody.

She added he had pleaded guilty prior to a trial and had accepted responsibility for his actions.

Sheriff Tom McCartney told the accused: “The offence of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug, particularly diamorphine, a class A drug, is a serious one.

“You have been sent to prison previously for a similar offence.

“There was a street value of £940. You pleaded guilty to the offence and have two directly analogous convictions.

“A prison sentence is the only sentence suitable in the circumstances.”

He handed Terry nine months in jail, reduced from 10 months, because of his plea of guilty.