A Liverpool man who had almost 50 grams of heroin and almost £4,000 in cash in the bedroom of an Inverness house was jailed for 18 months yesterday.
Stephen Corrie, 30, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court last month and admitted being concerned in the supply of diamorphine between November 13 and November 26 last year.
He also admitted one similar previous conviction and sentence was deferred for a background report.
Sheriff David Sutherland said: “I take into account your previous conviction was 12 years ago but this was a serious matter as it involved a Class A drug.”
The Sheriff also forfeited the cash.
Last month, the court was told police had raided a flat in Torvean Avenue.
Fiscal Roderick Urquhart said that the ground floor flat at 118 Torvean Avenue, Inverness was a familiar address to the court, having featured previously in court cases.
He said that Corrie was found in one of the bedrooms which had a mattress on the floor and where the majority of the drugs and cash were found.
He went on: “About 9.00 p.m. on Thursday, 26th November 2015 four police constables arrived at 118 Torvean Avenue, Inverness, to execute an apprehension warrant for the female householder.
“The constables could hear movement within but there was no answer to knocking and their identifying themselves as police.
“The front door was then forced. The other man was found in the living room and the woman and Corrie were found in the back bedroom.
“What appeared to be cannabis was found in the possession of the woman when she was arrested and in the possession of the other man.
“In the front bedroom which was usually occupied by Corrie, the constables could see in open view a large quantity of cash and a set of digital scales on the chest of drawers.”
Mr Urquhart said that in total 48.4 grams of heroin was recovered along with four bundles of cash containing £130, £150, £815 and £2,640.
