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A chef was fined €600 at Castlebar District Court this week for growing six large cannabis plants. Michael Lanigan, 56 Lakeview, Castlebar, Co Mayo pleaded guilty to the charges in court. In evidence the court heard that Garda Michelle Sweeney went to Lanigan’s home on foot of a warrant at 4pm on June 27 2008 where Lanigan’s partner let the garda into the house. After searching the property Garda Sweeney found six large cannabis plants growing in the attic of the house.

Due to the spate of burglaries which occurred in the past couple of weeks, Castlebar gardaí are issuing a reminder to homeowners and local businesses to be vigilant and to keep their property secure.

Gardaí in Castlebar are seeking witnesses to an altercation that led to one man in his 30s needing to receive hospital treatment this week.

A row which broke out outside the Traveller’s Friend in Castlebar involving a number of men in which one man received stitches and a broken nose, led to two men being charged with section three assaults.

Three men from the Travelling community in Dublin were charged at Castlebar District Court this week for handling stolen goods.

A 39-year-old woman, who after being charged by gardaí for stealing from a Castlebar store committed the same offence later on the same day, appeared before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

A 22-year-old man who was threatening and abusive towards gardaí in Castlebar Garda Station was brought before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

A 31-year-old man who was chased by gardaí for more than 25 kilometres from Castlebar towards Mayo Abbey — with the defendant driving dangerously on the wrong side of a narrow road while approaching bends on hills — was disqualified from driving at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

A 26-year-old Polish man who lead the gardaí on a 160km chase through the south Mayo countryside and switched his lights off on a side road as he tried to evade the gardaí was fined a total of €1,000 and banned from driving for six years in Ballinrobe District Court last week.

A Ballinrobe man who failed to appear in court was given a two month sentence in Ballinrobe District Court for what Judge John Kilrean described as a very serious incident.