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Man admits producing cannabis at home

A KINLOCHLEVEN man who had nine cannabis plants and quantities of the drug in his home was ordered to do 160 hours of unpaid work in the community after admitting producing the drug.

Greig Aitken, of Garbhein Crescent, had pleaded guilty to a charge of producing cannabis at his home on January 27 this year.

Fiscal Depute Robert Weir told Fort William Sheriff Court last week that when police searched Aitken’s home they found nine plants, with a value of between £250 and £900, and two quantities of cannabis worth a total of £400.

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