A drug vendor caught with almost £25,000 price of hashish laughed and mentioned "I believed I used to be getting the jail" as he walked free from courtroom.
Scot McDonald was discovered with greater than a kilo of the drug when police officers carried out a raid on his house in Kilwinning Row, Dundee.
Hundreds of kilos money was additionally recovered throughout the raid and McDonald claimed it was cash his mom had made by promoting puppies.
McDonald, 28, admitted worrying within the provide of hashish from his house on 6 July 2020.
Dundee Sheriff Court docket was advised that McDonald had come below suspicion for producing the drug and intelligence led to the raid on his house.
A big bag of natural matter was discovered below the kitchen desk and greater than two dozen individually wrapped luggage of the drug have been recovered.
The courtroom was advised that the full weight of the drug was over one kilo and it had a possible avenue worth of £23,940.
Regardless of having 20 earlier convictions for offences together with bail breaches, racism, motoring crimes, and threatening behaviour, he evaded a jail sentence.
Sheriff Paul Brown mentioned: "It is a critical offence and crosses the custodial threshold. The worth right here means I've to use the statutory presumption towards short-term sentences.
"I've to contemplate whether or not there may be any various. Given that you've employment and obligations at house, I'm persuaded there may be an alternate.
"I've taken under consideration your age and background and the actual fact you now appear to be addressing your points."
McDonald was positioned on a curfew for eight months and below social work supervision for 2 years.
As he left courtroom, laughing McDonald advised associates: "I believed I used to be getting the jail."