Drugs and knife found by police

A police search of a teenage offender uncovered a lock knife in his back pocket and some cannabis to boot.

Appearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday, Caghal Coyne (19) previously pled guilty to possession of a knife in a public place and possession of the class B drug in Grahams Road, Falkirk on June 12.

Procurator fiscal depute Samantha Brown said: “Police had been called in relation to another matter and found the accused walking down Grahams Road at 8pm. He was arrested in relation to the other matter.

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“He admitted to police he was carrying a lock knife in his back pocket. He was also found to have 8.8 grams of cannabis.”

Sheriff Craig Caldwell said: “You shouldn’t be carrying these kind of implements in public places – there is no reason for it at all.”

Coyne, 18 Comely Place, Falkirk, was placed on a community payback order with the condition he complete 90 hours unpaid work within the next four months.

In the same court last Thursday Grant Caldwell (32) was appearing for a drug supplying offence and for not completing any of his unpaid work hours.

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Caldwell, 110 Portal Road, Grangemouth, earlier admitted being concerned in the supply of class A drug cocaine at an address in Stanley Gardens, Maddiston, on October 3 last year.

The court heard he had received a community payback order with the condition he complete 160 hours unpaid work, but he had not done a single hour.

Sheriff Caldwell deferred sentence on Caldwell until December 1 to obtain a criminal justice social work report.