Burnley father threw £1,540 worth of cannabis into garden while running from policeBurnley father threw £1,540 worth of cannabis into garden while running from police

Burnley father threw £1,540 worth of cannabis into garden while running from police

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A father threw £1,540 worth of cannabis into a garden while trying to run from police.

Jamie Spencer, 32, threw the significant amount of the class B drug before police found him with a damaged phone and nearly £500 in cash.

Burnley Crown Court heard how on December 18, 2020, police went to a house on Blacker Street, Burnley, looking for someone else when Spencer ran out of a side door.

Prosecuting the case, Andrew Brown spoke of how Spencer ran over a wall as police chased him, eventually catching up to him and detaining him.

During the chase, officers saw Spencer throw something into one of the gardens and upon searching it they found a bag containing a ‘significant’ amount of cannabis.

There were six separate bags of cannabis, five 28g bags – equivalent to one ounce – and one bag containing 16g of the illegal drug.

The five and a half ounces of the class B drug hold a street value of £1,540.

Police also found £491.81 on Spencer as well as a mobile phone which was so damaged police were unable to read it.

Spencer several previous convictions, one of his most recent in 2017 for another cannabis offence.

Defending Anna Chestnutt said that Spencer, of Blacker Street, Burnley, had suffered with addiction to the drug but was trying to rectify this.

Spencer has two daughters, also cares for his partner’s child, and has another child on the way.

He also cares for his 60-year-old mother, buying her shopping and helping around the house due to her suffering with several medical problems.

Ms Chestnutt said: “It has been a long-standing addiction of his and one he is finding very difficult to break away from.

“He realises if his attitude towards cannabis doesn’t change dramatically, he would be letting down his entire family.”

Recorder Katherine Pierpoint said that Spencer was at risk of re-offending but that he was a hard worker and had a family dependent upon him.

She said: “You are now 32 years of age. You have numerous convictions as a younger man – in particular you have two convictions relating to cannabis.

“Cannabis causes untold misery in these courts. People steal from family, from others and get themselves into trouble dealing.

“I hope in the future rather than spending your money on drugs I hope you spend it on your children.”

Spencer was given a nine-month sentence, suspended for 12 months and must also complete 150 hours of unpaid work.



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