Man in court over £120,000 drugs haul

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 13:43

By Leanne Cooke @leannelily18

Cannabis bush recovered by police officers

A Merseyside man has appeared in court accused of trying to smuggle £120,000 of drugs to the Isle of Man.

Thomas James Taylor of Lilly Green in Walton appeared before High Bailiff Jayne Hughes at Douglas Courthouse.

The 46 year old has pleaded not guilty to unlawfully producing six kilogrammes of cannabis bush to the Island and possessing the class B drug with intent to supply it.

Both offences are said to have been committed on April 24.

There was no application for bail and Mr Taylor was remanded in custody.

He'll appear again via live video link from Jurby jail on May 28.

More from Isle of Man News

Wildlife surveys near proposed windfarm site this week

A team of ecologists will be surveying wildlife in the south of the Island near a planned windfarm next week.
Manx Care reprimanded over former worker's data access failings

Manx Care's been rapped for dragging its heels under data protection laws.
Government announces pay deal with unions

The government says it's reached a pay deal with two public sector unions.
Museum plans memorial for lost aviators

Ballasalla could be getting a monument to flyers and aviators who never made it home again.
Drone investigation suggests radio interference at work

A UK investigator says radio interference may have been behind a drone's strange behaviour in the south of the Island.
MHK questions minimum wage tax and NI payments

How much did minimum wage workers pay into government coffers last year?
Former Montpelier boss faces bankruptcy hearing

The multimillionaire head of a former trust company that went into liquidation could be declared bankrupt this summer.
Commissioners disappointed over end of police drop-ins

Commissioners in Onchan say they're sad to see the end of community police drop-in sessions for the village.