Drug dealer caged for £11k haul

A drug dealer who was caught selling cannabis edibles worth £11k – complete with his own personalised business labels – has been jailed.

Jamie Wilson was caught giving a red box of cannabis edibles to Steven Graham on November 8, last year in the town’s Brediland Road.

The duo spotted cops and threw the box inside Graham’s Mustang which lead to a search of his car, Wilson’s Audi A5 and his Paisley home.

Within the 30-year-old’s Audi, cops discovered £480 in cash, a glass jar containing 4.7g of herbal cannabis and a vast quantity of cannabis edibles all containing Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Cops searched Wilson’s home where they found more drugs, labels labelled ‘Clydeside Edibles’ and valued his haul of edibles at £11,000 and cannabis stash at £1,000.

Prosecutor, Jason Stark told Paisley Sheriff Court that cops on plain-clothed patrol saw Wilson’s white Audi A5 parked outside The Nail Artist salon in Brediland Road.

Mr Stark said: “Police observed the accused exit the vehicle in possession of a red gift box and walk towards Mr Graham and hand him the box. Both males saw the police vehicle and the hostile witness Graham was seen throwing the box into his black Ford Mustang.

“Police approached and detected a strong smell of cannabis and detained both males.

“The accused freely stated, ‘I’ve got a joint in ma hand, that’s what you’re smelling.’

“Officers searched both males recovering a reefer style cigarette and it was identified as cannabis.

“Officers recovered the red box from the Mustang and it contained; 1xFunky Freddo THC chocolate bar; 2xClydeside edible cookies; 1x chocolate chill pill; 2x hot chock block – all marked 99 per cent THC; 1x planet pot heads apple juice and 1x planet pot heads passion fruit juice.

“Graham freely stated, ‘He’s not selling me those, they’re a gift.’

“Officers then searched the accused’s vehicle finding another red box.”

The court heard the box contained a glass jar with 4.7g of herbal cannabis, a clear plastic bag with 50 capsules containing a yellow substance, 30 Dr Kiefs concentrated vapes, 1 small glass jar containing a yellow substance with a label stating “2grams 70-120U Wilson Pie Live Resin single source.”

Mr Stark told Wilson’s wallet was recovered containing £480 in cash alongside, a TK Maxx bag containing 73 chocolate chill pills labelled 99 per cent, a Lidl bag containing: 15x planet pot heads fruit juice; 10x Milky Bar, 10x Milky Way; 5x Caramac; 5x Wonky bars; 9x cookies; 10x chocolate chill pills; 9x hot chock block – all labelled 99 per cent THC.

Cops then gained a search warrant for Wilson’s home.

Mr Stark added: “At 6.10pm officers gained entry to the property. The following items were recovered; 365 confectionary items containing THC were recovered and a total of 34 plastic bottles of liquid containing THC were recovered. These would be bought/sold as cannabis edibles; 59 unmarked plastic capsules containing THC and these would be bought and sold as canna caps; 146 card packets each containing vape cartridges containing THC, ten quantities of THC which would be sold as cannabis extracts/concentrates and six jars of THC.”

Mr Stark added 140grams of cannabis was also recovered alongside £2,090 in cash, heat seal bags, snap bags, stickers labelled ‘planet pot heads’ and labels labelled ‘Clydeside Edibles.’

Court was told Police Scotland experts formed the opinion that Wilson, described as a prisoner of Low Moss, was involved in the sale or supply of THC based on “the volume of items recovered, supported by the recovery of new, branded packaging, labels, stickers and operational scales.”

Experts valued the THC at £11,000 and valued the cannabis at £1,000.

Defence agent Michael McKeown explained Wilson had previously been caught supplying drugs.

Mr McKeown added: “He is a cannabis user and uses it because he feels a therapeutic benefit for stress and anxiety.

“He accepts responsibility and understands he is facing a custodial sentence.”

Sentencing, Sheriff Brian Mohan said: “You’ve been in your own bubble probably thinking there’s nothing wrong with this, and likely to fund your own habit.

“If you do this again and find yourself with another conviction, no matter what drug it is, it’s the High Court and it’s seven years.”

Sheriff Mohan caged Wilson for 21 months backdating this to his date of remand on November 9.