Offaly man convicted for having €20 worth of cannabis

A number of people appeared before last week’s court charged with having drugs.

Craig Langford (22), Carn, Portarlington, was charged with drug possession, at Emo Park, Portlaoise, on March 25, 2016.

Garda McPaul gave evidence that the accused had €20 of cannabis.

Defence, Ms Louise Troy said her client had now stopped smoking cannabis.

She said he fell into bad company and was using cannabis for a number of months, but he has now disassociated from that company.

The accused was convicted and fined €100.