Mansfield drug man advised magistrates: 'You should have fined me.'

A Mansfield man who was caught growing cannabis in his loft told magistrates they should have fined him.
Mansfield Magistrates CourtMansfield Magistrates Court
Mansfield Magistrates Court

Damian Stansfield, 25, of Princes Street, admitted production and possession of the Class B drug when he appeared before magistrates in Mansfield, on Thursday.

The court heard police raided his home on April 22, following a tip-off, where they found 12 plants and a quantity of cannabis in a bag, which he said was for his own use.

He was given a 12 month community order, with 160 hours of unpaid work, and was ordered to pay £85 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.

Stansfield, a ground worker with no previous convictions, told the court: “I will pay it now pal. You could have got a lot more if you had fined me.”

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