Derry Court: Suspended sentence for man who had cannabis 'hidden in his underwear'

When police stopped a vehicle they noticed a strong smell of cannabis emanating from the vehicle and the driver Derry Magistrate's Court heard today.

A man who has been granted anonymity admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply on April 27 last.

The court heard that police observed a vehicle turning off from Lawrence Hill and heading up the Strand Road.

They stopped the vehicle and noticed the smell of cannabis.

They informed the driver that he was to be searched and he produced a bag of cannabis from his underwear.

He was asked was there anything else and he denied there was.

A search of his address uncovered scales and a grinder.

When police went to strip search the defendant he produced another nine bags of cannabis hidden in his underwear.

His phone was triaged and it revealed he had been involved in the sale of cannabis.

Defence counsel Stephen Mooney said that there had been an exhaustive triage of the man's phone and he had a limited number of contacts.

The man was sentenced to four months in prison suspended for two years.