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An Abbots Langley man has received a 12 month prison sentence suspended for two years after being found in possession of a large quantity of cannabis. However, it was only on the off chance that the man was convicted of the crime, after the stench of the herbal drug coming from the man’s Fiat Punto alerted some passing Police Officers.
The officers had been called to a house nearby for a completely unattached matter, but were alerted to the parked vehicle on Woodland Way, Watford, because of the strong smell coming from it. St Albans Crown Court heard that they were soon tapping on the window of the car and arrested the man, taking him to Watford Police station for questioning. Police then searched the house of the arrested man, in Kindersley Way, Abbots Langley, and in his bedroom they found more cannabis, scales, bags, clingfilm, two cannabis grinders and around £4,000 in cash. Michael Baker QC, who was passing sentence, told the defendant: “It is absolutely clear you were operating as a dealer.”
The suspended sentence was not the only punishment dished out to the Abbots resident. He has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months
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