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A man who was growing cannabis plants in an apartment in the centre of Tuam town will be sentenced next year.

A young Galway man who had been found in possession of cannabis, ecstasy tablets, and over €3,000 in drug debt, narrowly escaped jail this week when he received a nine-month suspended sentence.

Cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €200 to €240 which was detected in a premises led to the owners receiving a conviction at Ballinrobe District Court this week.

A 37-year-old man has pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis to others at Galway Railway Station nearly 10 years ago, following his appearance before Galway Circuit Criminal Court last week.

A man who had attempted to conceal 32 Ecstasy tablets, six bags of cocaine, and 20 bags of herbal cannabis, in his jacket after being stopped for driving while using a mobile succeeded in having charges of drug dealing dismissed because of a “gap” in evidence.

A 24-year-old man was handed a two month suspended sentence for the possession of drugs at Kilkenny District Court this week.

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.

A 22-year-old Polish national, who was searched by gardaí and was found in possession of cannabis, was convicted and fined €250 at Ballinrobe District Court sitting in Castlebar last Friday.

An estimated €4,000 worth of cannabis was seized by the Divisional Drugs Unit in the Westport district in the evening of Monday May 18.