Man caught in car with £14k of drugs as a lamb ate chips in the back seat avoids jail
Summary
John McNeil, 56, avoided prison after being convicted of possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply. Police found drugs worth about £14,000 in a car where a lamb was eating chips in the back seat; McNeil received 300 hours of unpaid work and a six-month overnight curfew.Key Facts
- Police stopped the car on the M74 in Glasgow on 22 April 2023.
- A police dog found £10,050 of heroin and £4,640 of cocaine under the front passenger seat.
- McNeil and driver Lindsey Sangster were found guilty of possessing heroin and diamorphine with intent to supply.
- McNeil denied knowing about the drugs and said the pair had picked up the lamb, Pablo, from the road to return it to its owner.
- The lamb belonged to North Lanrigg Farm and was returned to farmer Kirsty Mair in good health.
- The court ordered McNeil, of Fairlie, to complete 300 hours of unpaid work and wear an electronic tag for six months, with an overnight curfew.
- Sangster had pleaded guilty in separate proceedings and was disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work.
- A warrant was issued for Sangster's arrest after she failed to appear for McNeil's sentencing.
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