Man 'on railway tracks at Cullybackey now appreciates danger of cannabis'

Police received a report of a male on the railway tracks at Cullybackey train station and then officers detected a 26-year-old man with cannabis.

By Ballymena Court Reporter

Published 18th Jun 2023, 09:04 BST

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Sam Robinson, with an address listed as Calvin Street in Belfast, came to police attention on the afternoon of April 29 this year.

The defendant appeared at Ballymena Magistrates' Court via video link from Maghaberry Prison where he was currently serving a sentence.

The court heard one gramme of cannabis was found.

Cullybackey railway station. Credit: Google

A defence lawyer said the defendant had been using cannabis for "therapeutic reasons but he obviously appreciates now the danger that can cause, particularly in this particular incident, not only to himself but to others".

The defendant was given a one-month prison term to run concurrently with his current sentence.