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A 28-YEAR-OLD man admitted to police he already had a buyer lined up when he went into a Darwen store and stole air fresheners worth £112.
Scott John Cathie, a resident of Aintree Drive, Lower Darwen, pleaded guilty to theft from the Co-op, Blackburn Road.
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He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £112 compensation, £45 costs and £20 victim surcharge.
The court heard Cathie had arranged to sell the items for £30 which he would have used to buy heroin.
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