Lerwick Sheriff Court docket.
A teenage drug seller requested police “how am I going to become profitable” after he was discovered with unlawful substances close to a highschool.
Mitchell King, 18, of Dunrossness, pleaded responsible to supplying hashish when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court docket immediately (Wednesday).
King additionally admitted possessing 5 capsules of the Class A hallucinogen psilocin.
Procurator fiscal Duncan MacKenzie mentioned police attended the Clickimin Leisure Centre on twenty seventh Might, 2021, having acquired intelligence King was dealing medicine to Anderson Excessive College pupils.
As soon as King noticed the officers he tried to flee however “didn’t get very far”, Mr MacKenzie mentioned.
“He was stopped and searched, which recovered a amount of medication,” the fiscal added.
King was taken to the police station the place a full search was carried out.
He was launched pending additional enquiries, together with forensic examination of his cell phone, which had been recovered in the course of the search.
Mr MacKenzie mentioned his remark to officers after the arrest had been: “How am I going to become profitable?”
The courtroom heard the 5 capsules of psilocin, which is among the energetic substances in magic mushrooms, have been valued at £15-£25.
King had additionally 15 “offers” of hashish, every weighing a bit of over a gram, with an estimated whole worth of £150-£225.
Mr MacKenzie mentioned the examination of the cellphone revealed messages indicating King meant to produce hashish to “sure associates”.
Defence agent Marc Dixon mentioned his consumer was working and enrolled on a school placement off-island.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank continued the case till 18th January to permit for the preparation of felony justice and social work stories forward of sentencing.
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