Strong smell of cannabis alerted PSNI

Police received a report of a strong smell of cannabis coming from a room at a property at Portstewart's Coleraine Road.
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And when they swooped they found a man was in possession of the Class B drug.

The incident involving Jamie Richard Leslie (20), of Boleran Road, Garvagh, came to light on June 13 of this year, Coleraine Magistrates Court was told last week.

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A defence solicitor said her client “accepts he has had a bit of a probem with cannabis”.

But she added that he has now gone to see his GP about the issue.

The defendant pleaded guilty to possession and was fined £200.

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