Man sentenced after drugs were found in car carrying lamb

Crime · First reported 2 Nov, 13:05 · Updated 18:01

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John McNeil was ordered to complete unpaid work and wear an electronic tag after being convicted of possessing heroin and diamorphine with intent to supply. The case involved drugs found in a car where a lamb named Pablo was also present.

A police dog found cocaine and heroin beneath the car’s front passenger seat; the articles give their combined value as £14,690.
McNeil received 300 hours of unpaid work and a six-month electronic tag requiring him to stay indoors from 20:00 to 05:00.
Pablo was returned to owner Kirsty Mair. Sangster was disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work.

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Key facts

Drugs found: £4,640 of cocaine and £10,050 of heroin.
McNeil’s sentence: 300 hours of unpaid work and six months tagged, with an overnight curfew from 20:00 to 05:00.
Sangster’s penalty: 18-month driving disqualification and 100 hours of unpaid work.
Lamb: Pablo was returned to owner Kirsty Mair.