70 year old given community service for growing cannabis

A man who grew cannabis at his home has been sentenced.

70 year old Martin Critchley of Hawthorne Grove in Ballasalla appeared before Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood at Douglas Courthouse.

The court heard police found 1.9 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and 105 grams of cannabis during a raid on his address on September 5 last year.

Five of the cannabis plants were said to be established, while 10 were younger plants.

Critchley was ordered to do 180 hours community service and pay £125 costs.