Extra time in prison

A sheriff heard a Motherwell drug dealer is doing well in prison '” then added another five months jail time.
Martin Dillon was back in court to admit another drugs chargeMartin Dillon was back in court to admit another drugs charge
Martin Dillon was back in court to admit another drugs charge

Last month Martin Dillon was handed a one-year stretch for dealing in heroin at his then home in Merry Street, Motherwell, in 2015. He returned to Hamilton Sheriff Court last week and admitted possession of the Class A drug and obstructing police in May last year.

Sheriff Andrew McIntyre told him: “Prison seems to be having a positive impact on your health and drug problem.

“You have a number of drug-related convictions and in this case the amount was substantial, albeit for personal use, and you tried to thwart police efforts to recover it.”