A Woodhall Spa man who allowed his cottage to be used for storing cannabis worth up to £140,000 was spared jail after a court heard he was not involved in the drugs trade.

Sonny Gillespie, 31, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months after Lincoln Crown Court heard he was taken advantage of by a man called “Ron” who sometimes stayed at his property.

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A man caught with 59 wraps of heroin and crack-cocaine on the streets of Grantham was spared jail after a court heard he was holding the drugs for others he was scared of.

Keenan Powell, 26, from Nottingham, was arrested on College Street, Grantham, in July 2019 after CCTV operators alerted police to a suspected drug deal.

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