Garry Park claimed he agreed to transport cannabis because he was short of cash in the run-up to Christmas.
A sheriff has shown leniency to a “foolish” Wishaw man who hooked up with drug dealers at the age of 60.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Police stopped his van in Airbles Road, Motherwell.Two vacuum bags containing cannabis worth a total of £6,500 were found in the passenger seat footwell.Defence lawyer Harvie Diamond said Park has no similar convictions and endures “all sorts of medical conditions”.“He very foolishly offered to transport drugs and money for some people.
Sheriff John Hamilton told Park it “wasn’t appropriate” to jail someone of his age with poor health and no record of similar offending.
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