Dude caught in car with £14k of gear as a lamb ate chips in the back seat avoids jail

A filth dog named Billy later found £4,640 of nose candy and £10,050 of heroin under the front passenger seat within two bags.

The purity of the nose candy was stated to be no less than 76%.

In a joint minute of agreed evidence, Keenan said: “Officers were of the opinion that the circumstances of this case indicate the supply of nose candy and heroin due to the amount recovered being excessive for personal use.”

Pablo was taken to a farm in Ayrshire where it was held for 48 to 72 hours before being returned to Mair.

A charge of resetting the lamb was dropped by the Crown mid-trial as there was “no reported theft” at the time.

McNeil told jurors in his evidence that he had experience with animals, having worked in the past with his father, who is a retired agricultural contractor.

He stated they came across Pablo on the middle of the road on the way home to Ayrshire after a journey to Edinburgh for the other man to purchase a car.

McNeil claimed that Pablo was “dehydrated” and appeared not have been fed for a couple of hours.

He told the court that the plan was to “take him back to the owner” as Pablo had identity markings on his ears.