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Amphetamine user bought drug by the kilogram - Local - The Courier
A SCAFFOLDING firm boss whose amphetamine habit was so heavy that he bought the drug by the kilo was twice caught with large quantities of it, a judge has heard.
Because of the amount seized on the first occasion - more than half a kilo - Richard Turner was originally charged with possession with intent to supply it.
But at Warwick Crown Court Turner’s plea of guilty to possessing it for his own use was accepted after a doctor’s report said he had “a particularly harsh habit.”
Turner, aged 35, of Tachbrook Road, Leamington, who also admitted possession on a later date, was given a community sentence with 18 months supervision and a six-month drug rehabilitation and treatment programme.
Neil Bannister, prosecuting, said that last November police searched Turner’s home and asked him if he had any drugs there.
He pointed to a box in which there were around 1,000 Valium tablets, saying: “That’s it; there’s nothing else.”
But in a small freezer they found a bag containing a pasty substance which was found to be 512 grams of amphetamine which would have had a street value of £5,120 at £10 a gram.
Police found a failed attempt to grow cannabis in the loft and a rucksack containing jewellery and £910.
After his arrest Turner said he was a very heavy user of amphetamine and that the bag seized by the police was what remained of a kilo of the drug he had bought for the wholesale price of £1,700.
He said he could afford a kilo every two or three months because he was earning about £2,000 a month.
Turner, who said the rucksack money had come from a car boot sale and from his business, added that he took Valium so he could sleep.
He was given bail, and in June he was admitted to Warwick Hospital because it appeared he had “consumed an unknown amount of an unknown substance.”
A nurse who checked his belongings found a bag of moist powder, so put it in the secure drugs cabinet.
When Turner discharged himself he asked for his belongings, and became abusive when he realised the bag of powder, which was 192 grams of amphetamine, was not there.
The police were called and arrested Turner after being shown the bag which he said he had bought the day before.
Michael Grey, defending, said: “He is receiving assistance in a number of ways; first by having an amphetamine substitute prescribed.”
Mr Grey said Turner’s drug use has led to the break-up of his marriage and after being kicked out of their home, he had been sleeping rough until a friend took him in.
Recorder Kevin Hegarty told Turner: “You have been slowly poisoning yourself over a number of years. You injected yourself and lost a toe because of the poison.”
Amphetamine user bought drug by the kilogram - Local - The Courier
A SCAFFOLDING firm boss whose amphetamine habit was so heavy that he bought the drug by the kilo was twice caught with large quantities of it, a judge has heard.
Because of the amount seized on the first occasion - more than half a kilo - Richard Turner was originally charged with possession with intent to supply it.
But at Warwick Crown Court Turner’s plea of guilty to possessing it for his own use was accepted after a doctor’s report said he had “a particularly harsh habit.”
Turner, aged 35, of Tachbrook Road, Leamington, who also admitted possession on a later date, was given a community sentence with 18 months supervision and a six-month drug rehabilitation and treatment programme.
Neil Bannister, prosecuting, said that last November police searched Turner’s home and asked him if he had any drugs there.
He pointed to a box in which there were around 1,000 Valium tablets, saying: “That’s it; there’s nothing else.”
But in a small freezer they found a bag containing a pasty substance which was found to be 512 grams of amphetamine which would have had a street value of £5,120 at £10 a gram.
Police found a failed attempt to grow cannabis in the loft and a rucksack containing jewellery and £910.
After his arrest Turner said he was a very heavy user of amphetamine and that the bag seized by the police was what remained of a kilo of the drug he had bought for the wholesale price of £1,700.
He said he could afford a kilo every two or three months because he was earning about £2,000 a month.
Turner, who said the rucksack money had come from a car boot sale and from his business, added that he took Valium so he could sleep.
He was given bail, and in June he was admitted to Warwick Hospital because it appeared he had “consumed an unknown amount of an unknown substance.”
A nurse who checked his belongings found a bag of moist powder, so put it in the secure drugs cabinet.
When Turner discharged himself he asked for his belongings, and became abusive when he realised the bag of powder, which was 192 grams of amphetamine, was not there.
The police were called and arrested Turner after being shown the bag which he said he had bought the day before.
Michael Grey, defending, said: “He is receiving assistance in a number of ways; first by having an amphetamine substitute prescribed.”
Mr Grey said Turner’s drug use has led to the break-up of his marriage and after being kicked out of their home, he had been sleeping rough until a friend took him in.
Recorder Kevin Hegarty told Turner: “You have been slowly poisoning yourself over a number of years. You injected yourself and lost a toe because of the poison.”