Guilty pleas from man caught with £200,000 of cannabis

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 07:53

By Leanne Cooke @leannelily18

A Douglas man has been remanded at the Isle of Man Prison after being caught with more than £200,000 worth of cannabis.

Police raided 31-year-old Daniel Thomas Caulfield’s home in Governors Hill in the early hours of Friday morning.

At Douglas Courthouse yesterday Caulfield admitted to possessing 20kg of cannabis bush and cannabis resin with intent to supply.

He also pleaded guilty to possession of criminal property – the court heard officers found Caulfield counting out £41,000 of cash.

Caulfield will be sentenced at the Court of General Gaol Delivery - his first appearance there will be on Friday.

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