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Blackburn man found with cannabis

3:21pm Saturday 26th April 2008

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POLICE who arrested a 22 year old man from the queue in a takeaway found 10 bags of cannabis in his possession.

Blackburn magistrates heard the matter Zafran Qayum was arrested for was not continued with but he was charged with the drugs offence.

Qayum, 22, of Shear Brow, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis. He was given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay £65 costs.

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rubr johnny, vietnam says...
5:25pm Mon 28 Apr 08

i,ll have a portion of chicken chips and cannabis please!!!!lol
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Someone, Blackburn says...
1:04pm Mon 28 Apr 08

'Burnley Taxpayer', that's a very silly thing to say. Why should drug posession (as long as it is for personal use) land someone in jail? I know successful businessmen who smoke cannabis, should they be jailed?

I think the real injustice here is that with 10 seperate bags on him he obviously was planning to sell it. You don't buy 10 seperate bags of weed for personal use, as you tend to get a lot less that way.
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Burnley Taxpayer, Burnley says...
12:09pm Mon 28 Apr 08

10 bags of an illegal and harmfull drug in his possession and he still gets a conditional discharge!
Until we make possessing drugs an offence that carries a harsh sentence we won't make any inroads into dealing with the drugs problem. locking up dealers alone won't work. Cut demand by draconian and humiliating punishment for any drug possession (forget that pathetic cop-out about 'personal use')and then maybe we reduce the supply.
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soap opera, coronation st says...
9:41pm Sat 26 Apr 08

they should name the upstanding figures on the bench who give this light sentence.british justice is a joke.hang all drug dealers and the ppl who defend them.who get tax payers money wether there found guilty or not
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brian, blackburn says...
5:07pm Sat 26 Apr 08

must have given magistrate a back hander, or the magistrate buys off him,where is the crack down on dealers,he must be with all that,magistrates need to get out into the real world and see what problems they cause by lettin people off,
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Bill, Burnley says...
4:22pm Sat 26 Apr 08

Blackburn man found without cannabis.

Now that would be news.
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BillyNidNod, moowurtops says...
4:12pm Sat 26 Apr 08

woman gets fined £75.00 for dropping bit of saussage roll ..been better to wander round with 10 cannabis bags of drugs ..get less fine and let off skot free .are courts laughing stock .
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