A drug dealer caught with thousands of pounds of cannabis at his home has walked free from court.
Police went to Daren Walker's home in March 2020 about an unrelated motoring matter and discovered a cannabis growing tent and evidence a crop had been recently harvested. There was also more than £1,000 cash in a Celebrations tub.
Further searching revealed a carrier bag containing 994g of skunk cannabis split into in 26 packages and 77.9g of cannabis shatter, divided into 81 deals. Newcastle Crown Court heard the drugs were worth between £9,000 and £13,500 and there was also evidence of dealing in messages found on Walker's "burner" phone.
