Remains of joint was found in the driver's seat of vehicle
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Justin Henderson McGowan, whose address was given as Clare Road, Tandragee, admitted unlawful possession of cannabis and herbal cannabis on May 13 this year.
The court heard that at 8.45pm a police mobile patrol in Meadow Lane, Portadown, noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from the defendant’s vehicle.
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Hide AdThe remains of a joint were found on the driver’s seat and he accepted he had a grinder with a small amount of cannabis in it. He said he had paid £60 for it.
A barrister representing the defendant said he had been self-medicating for a degenerative back condition.
McGowan was fined £250 on each of the two charges and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.