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A drug dealer was caught near The Jailhouse pub in Goole with two bags of cannabis - just four days after escaping a spell behind bars.
James Atherton (27) was in a car near The Jailhouse in Goole on May 23 when police stopped it, a court heard on Monday.
He was seen trying to hide something in a footwell as police became suspicious of a cannabis smell from the Peugeot.
Mr Atherton was asked to step out as a police officer searched and found two small amounts of cannabis bush inside an envelope.
Mr Atherton (pictured, right), formerly of Percy Street, Old Goole, still had the words "You could be jailed" ringing in his ears. Four days earlier Judge David Bradshaw had given him a nine-month suspended prison sentence at Hull Crown Court.
Then he had been caught at 5am cycling around a housing estate with ten plastic bags of drugs and £365 in cash.
He admitted drugs possession with intent to supply. His house was searched and police found more money and cannabis.
Mr Atherton admitted he had a £10 to £20 a week habit. He had been told the police were looking to make an asset-recovery operation in an effort to claw back £11,000 going back six years - unless he could prove it was from honest employment.
Crown barrister Mark Kendall told Hull Crown Court on Monday that Mr Atherton was caught with the cannabis just four days after his court appearance.
Mr Atherton, who now gives his address as Perth Street West, Hull, pleaded guilty to a single charge of possession of a class C drug. At his appearance in May the court heard Mr Atherton had strong views about the legalising of cannabis.
Defending, Charlotte Baines said Mr Atherton realised what he had done was foolish. She said he had admitted "acting like an idiot". She said he recognised he had a problem with cannabis, but he could not quit overnight.
Judge David Bradshaw ordered Mr Atherton to stand, saying he had to accept he had been told he was doing well on his unpaid work in the community order.
Recorder Bradshaw warned Mr Atherton that if he committed further offences or did not keep up his effort to complete 80 hours of unpaid work he would be going to prison.
He deferred sentence until January 14, 2009 at Hull Crown Court to see whether Mr Atherton could stay out of trouble. (17-07-43 SU)
Published on 17th July 2008 in News.
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