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Man Caught with Lamb Eating Chips in Car During £14k Glasgow Drugs Bust in Court
Police found £14,690 of cocaine and heroin under a seat after stopping a car carrying a lamb on the M74, and the passenger avoided jail.
- On Monday, John McNeil, 56, avoided jail at Glasgow Sheriff Court, receiving a community payback order for drug possession with intent to supply; Sheriff Tony Kelly sentenced him to 300 hours of unpaid work and a six-month electronic tag.
- Police stopped a vehicle on the M74 in Glasgow on April 22, 2023, discovering £14,000 of heroin and cocaine under the passenger seat; a lamb named Pablo was found eating chips in the back.
- McNeil claimed they rescued the lamb from a "dangerous position," telling police driver Lindsey Sangster was a "trainee shepherdess." A charge of resetting the animal was dropped mid-trial as there was "no reported theft."
- Co-Defendant Lindsey Sangster, of Kilbirnie, failed to appear for sentencing, and a warrant was issued for her arrest. She previously pleaded guilty to separate offenses, receiving an 18-month driving disqualification and 100 hours of unpaid work.
- The lamb, which belonged to Kirsty Mair of North Lanrigg Farm, was returned to its owner after 48 to 72 hours. Mair said Pablo was in fine health and happy with "his new pet lamb pals.
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