A 55-year-old man and a “wee laddie” who were arrested after a drugs raid have been locked up.
At Dundee Sheriff Court Robert Tinney, 55, of Castleby Street, Glasgow, and Robin Alcorn, 20 of Meadowview Drive, Inchture, both admitted a charge of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
The court heard they were found with 2,046g of benzocaine – a cutting agent for cocaine.
Fiscal depute Saima Rasheed said police received intelligence that a vehicle was travelling from Dundee to Glasgow for a drug transaction, on July 18 last year.
The fiscal said: “Around 6.35pm the accused Alcorn was observed by police to enter the front passenger seat of a white Nissan Qashqai which was parked on Milton Street.
“Officers approached the vehicle and accused Alcorn was traced within the front passenger seat.
“Accused Tinney was found to be in the driver’s seat.
“The accused Alcorn was found to be wearing a Nike holdall, containing £9,000 in cash.”
Both accused were detained and the vehicle was searched.
As Tinney got out of the car he voluntarily said: “I was just delivering things in that bag to that wee laddie.
“I was just getting a couple of pound for it. I’ve never done anything like this.”
A carrier bag containing two bags of white powder was recovered from the foot well of the driver’s seat.
The two bags weighed 1,009g and 1,037g and both contained benzocaine.
A mobile phone and job sheet were also found within the vehicle.
Solicitor Jim Laverty, defending Tinney, said: “For the majority of his life until this incident he had led a very poor social life.
“He is a poor social individual, a community individual and an extremely naïve individual.
“It is this naivety which unfortunately scrupulous individuals can’t identify and latch on to.”
Tinney and Alcorn both admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine at Milton Street, on July 18 last year.
Sheriff Alastair Brown said: “It seems you were both couriers and were unaware of what you were transporting – the fact it was a cutting agent doesn’t matter.”
“Anyone who is involved in the chain of distribution, from producer to consumer, can expect to be dealt with seriously.”
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