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UK: Cannabis dealer jailed for 15 months
Watford Observer
Wednesday 28 Nov 2007 A cannabis dealer who claimed he used the drug to alleviate arthritis pain has been jailed for 15 months. When police raided the home of Terrance Hickey, 52, and his wife, Amanda Andrews, in Shanklin Gardens, South Oxhey, on Friday, July 20, they found almost a third of a kilo of cannabis. In the kitchen police discovered bags of cannabis and foil wraps in ready made deals, with a street value of around £1,000. Both pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply, having initially given no comment interviews to police following their arrest. The basis of the plea, accepted by the prosecution, was that money from the drug dealing was used to pay for the cannabis used by Hickey to alleviate his disease. However, Judge Griffith told the court he did not believe the sole reason for selling the drugs was Hickey's medication. He said: "It is clear to me you were not just selling to buy more cannabis for Terrance Hickey. There was a measure being used for the family finances." Judge Griffith adjourned sentencing Andrews for three weeks for further reports to see if he could pass a suspended sentence in her case. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/
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