News / Hassan jailed for drug dealing
A FOURTY eight year old Lerwick drug dealer was jailed for two years at the town’s sheriff court on Thursday morning having previously pled guilty to dealing amphetamine between March and August last year.
Ebrahim Abdula Hassan, of 65 Gilbertson Road had also admitted possessing of heroin and cannabis resin.
Sentencing Hassan, Sheriff Graeme Napier said that a lengthy prison sentence was the only possible outcome in this case.
He told the father of three that his starting point had been three years, but he was prepared to reduce that to two years because of his early plea, as well as his positive attitude in resolving the case against him.
“You are aware that you have been convicted of a serious offence and that with your record there was only going to be one outcome for involvement in supplying amphetamine in Shetland over a period of six months.
“However, in your favour I have to take into account the steps you have taken to bring your heroin habit under control and the attitude you now express towards this type of offending,” the sheriff said.
Hassan’s agent Gregor Kelly had earlier told the court that his client had been anxious to bring “matters to conclusion”.
He said Hassan had swiftly and rapidly descended into heroin addiction in March last year and then made the decision to start dealing amphetamine to feed his habit.
Police raided his home and that of a relative in North Road, on 25 August last year. They seized amphetamine with a street value of £7,650, more than £3,000 in cash, as well as heroin worth £462, and cannabis resin worth £10.
The drugs and £3,250 in cash have been forfeited.
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