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UK: Cannabis found at John Reid home

BBC News

Saturday 29 Apr 2006

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A small quantity of Cannabis resin has been found at the Scotland home
of Defence Secretary John Reid, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

It is understood Strathclyde Police discovered the drugs during a
standard sweep at Mr Reid's property.

A spokesman for the minister said he had no idea where the drugs came from.

The Class C drugs - which weighed less than a gram - were thought to
have been in the house before Mr Reid moved in. No further police action
is expected.

Guest room

In a statement Assistant Chief Constable John Corrigan, of Strathclyde
Police, said: "I can confirm that we have investigated the discovery of
a small piece of cannabis resin in a guest room of a house within the
force area.

"The substance found weighed less than one gram with a street value of
approximately 85p."

The BBC's political correspondent Mark Saunders said the drugs were
thought to have been found while Mr Reid was on an official visit to
Afghanistan to visit British troops.

In his statement Mr Corrigan said the owner of the house "has
co-operated fully with police and is not suspected of having committed
any crime or offence".

He said it was a regular occurrence for Strathclyde Police to find or
become aware of very small quantities of Class C controlled drugs that
were not in someone's possession.

A spokesman for Mr Reid told BBC Scotland the MP had "absolutely no idea
where it came from".

 

 

 

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