Mark McGregor is back behind bars
A drug dealer whose home was searched by police on his birthday has said he is now "too old" for the job.
Prosecutor Rachel Webster told Leeds Crown Court on Thursday: "He was at home with his partner ad children and officers found 111g of cocaine, empty grip seal bags, weighing scales and several mobile phones. An extendable baton was seized and he has been sentenced for that. He was asked if there was anything else in the house and he said no at first but then identified a bag of white powder and inside said it was cocaine and bash.
Mitigating, Adrian Pollard, said: "He is 46 and in his own words is too old for this and he needs to stop. He knows he needs to stop and he has. When he returned from his last sentence he returned to his partner. He had moved out of his property to a different location...He had managed to turn over a new leaf and he was free of those who were around him when he was previously before the court.
It was said McGregor was wanted to do more "serious" work, but he negotiated that to selling drugs to acquaintances from his home. The court heard he had done that to "protect" his family. Mr Pollard said: "He is not the sharpest tool in the box. This is not a sophisticated operation, this was a man making a decision he thought was to protect his children and partner and in his mind says he would rather go to jail than someone hurt his family.
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