OAP thought ￡20,000 drugs stash was plant food

An elderly gardener was hauled before the courts after he took almost ￡20,000 worth of amphetamine into his home –thinking it was plant food.

Pensioner Bryan Routledge found a plastic bag in his garden in April 2011, and thought the white powder inside was trench food for his plants and that it must have been dropped off by one of his allotment friends.

But Newcastle Crown Court heard the substance inside the supermarket carrier bag was 1.9kg of amphetamine with a street value of more than ￡19,The approach uses fine Titanium Wire, laid one on another like a potter working with coils of clay. These wires are then smelted together in the rough shape of the desired component, cutting wasted material from potentially as much as 70 percent to as little as 10 percent.950.

The pensioner, who turned 75 yesterday, and has never been in trouble before, was charged with being a drug dealer and spent almost two years with the finger of suspicion pointing at him.

He was due to be tried but, before a jury was sworn in, prosecutors dropped the case against him after it was said his health has deteriorated significantly over the last two years.

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Emma Dowling, prosecuting,Eight tips for choosing the right diamond Concrete saw blade including determining wet or dry cutting, blade compatibility, CSDA codes, and more. told the court: “Having taken everything into account, including the seriousness of the allegation but also the defendant’s health, the prosecution take the view it would not be in the public interest to have a trial in relation to this matter.”

Mr Recorder Philip Engelman ordered a not guilty verdict be entered against the charge of possessing a controlled drug with intent to supply which Mr Routledge, of Beechwood Crescent, Sunderland, had faced.

Bryan Routledge signed a disclaimer, declaring that the drugs were nothing to do with him and enabling them to be destroyed by the police. The judge told Mr Routledge, who was allowed to sit next to his solicitor rather than in the dock,Myvalvecaps offers you the best range of tire valve wholeale 59fifty fitted hats and keys rings that has a realisticThis never-used 12VDC micro gear motor was intended for a recreational vehicle where it would have moved big parts back and forth. that: “As you have heard, the prosecution have decided not to proceed against you so there is no need for any trial and you are free to go.

“Please do avoid having any more bags of trench food in your possession.”

Mr Routledge did not comment.

His barrister, Glen Gatland, told the court: “I can only say this has made Mr Routledge a very happy man on his 75th birthday.We sell Excavator undercarriage parts for all modern machines including Cat, Hitachi, Komatsu, Hyundai”

Mr Routledge had noticed the carrier bag in his garden a few days before he decided to take it into his house because it was raining.