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UK: Man in court for supplying cannabis 'as favour to a friend'
Cambridge News Monday 22 Aug 2011 Hedley Leek, 39, of Pond Green, Wicken, appeared in Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday to be sentenced for possession of a Class B drug, namely cannabis, and possession with intent to supply cannabis. Leek, who had initially denied the charge, changed his plea to guilty on July 22, the day his trial was due to start. His change of plea was made on the basis that he had supplied an "acquaintance with cannabis as a favour" rather than to make money. Sara Walker, prosecuting, said: "It's a matter that goes back to January 6, 2011. On that occasion officers were on duty when they stop checked the defendant at 9.45pm. He was driving a Citroen vehicle." They found a number of items in the car including a number of small plastic bags containing a total of 37.764g of cannabis and two mobile phones as well as £490 in cash on his person. The mobile phones were analysed and text messages were found “suggesting that the defendant had been supplying cannabis". During a police interview, he said the drugs were all for his personal use as he was a "heavy user". Miss Walker said: "He said they were in separate bags because he wanted to split the quantity and control the amount he used." Leek, a computer consultant, also told officers that he had saved the money for presents for his children. Jehad Mustafa, mitigating, said: "On this occasion one of his acquaintances was running short and he agreed to supply his friend some cannabis as a favour. It was not for profit, it was a one-off." Judge Anthony Bate ordered him to complete 180 hours of unpaid work as part of a 12 month community order. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Man-in-court-for-supplying-cannabis-as-favour-to-a-friend-19082011.htm
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