A former offshore worker was jailed for three-and-a-half years today after police discovered a drugs haul worth £550,000 at his home.
Lee Macrory, 29, was caught with a cache of cocaine and heroin during a search of the address at East Main Avenue, in Aberdeen.
A judge told Macrory at the High Court in Edinburgh: “You have pleaded guilty to two serious charges, involving being concerned in the supply of two different Class A drugs, namely cocaine and diamorphine or heroin.”
Lord Scott said: “Your senior counsel has acknowledged the gravity of the charges.”
The judge said that of primary significance was the value of the drugs recovered by police – with the cocaine worth £500,000 and the heroin valued at £50,000.
Lord Scott said a custodial sentence was the only appropriate disposal in the case.
He told Macrory that he would have faced a five-year prison term but the sentence would be reduced following his guilty pleas.
‘No previous convictions for drug-related offending’
Macrory earlier admitted being concerned in the supply of the two drugs on December 4 in 2021.
The court heard that when officers entered the property they found Macrory wearing gloves and recovered packages containing the drugs under a kitchen sink.
Defence counsel Gareth Jones KC said that Macrory understood that custody was inevitable given the classification and quantity of drugs involved in the offences.
“He has a limited record and there are no previous convictions for drug-related offending,” he told the court.
Mr Jones said the offence occurred on a single day when Macrory was acting as “a custodian” for the drugs, adding: “He was to receive some financial remuneration.”
The defence counsel said Macrory was remorseful and told the court: “In terms of what happens in future he is determined to try and use his time in custody constructively.”
