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£75,000 confiscated from Dennistoun cannabis farmer
At Glasgow Sheriff Court today, a Confiscation Order for £75,000 was made against Scott Miller (DOB 06/06/1963), from Dennistoun.
Paisley man shouted sectarian abuse at rival fans after Scottish Cup defeat
A Paisley man who shouted sectarian abuse at rival fans following the Aberdeen versus Celtic Scottish Cup fixture was today sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court
Director imprisoned for illegal waste storage
At Airdrie Sheriff Court today, the director of STUD Recycling Limited, Joseph Cahill, was imprisoned for six months and the company was fined £12,000 for the illegally depositing, keeping and treating of controlled waste.
Cahill and the company had previously pleaded guilty on 25 October 2013 to offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, namely depositing, keeping and treating controlled waste on land without a waste management licence between 14 February 2012 and 20 November 2012.
Over £38,000 confiscated from Glasgow man found with “counterfeiting factory”
At Glasgow Sheriff Court today, a Confiscation Order for £38,333 was made against David Cairns (DOB 08/12/1955).
£45,000 confiscated from illegal money lender
At Hamilton Sheriff Court today, a Confiscation Order for £45,000 was made against Thomas Reid (DOB 11/02/1946), from Motherwell.
Matthew Pope jailed for the brutal murder of Michael Given
At the High Court in Edinburgh today, Matthew Pope (15/11/1991) was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a punishment part of 17 and half years, for the brutal murder of Michael Given at a flat in Elders Court Dundee in the early hours of 21 July 2013.
£35,000 confiscated from Ardrossan cannabis grower
At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court today, a Confiscation Order for £35,000 was made against William Stuart Paul (DOB 20/09/68).
Almost £20,000 confiscated from Springburn Diazepam dealer
At Glasgow Sheriff Court today, a Confiscation Order for £19,705 was made against Alexander Finnigan (DOB 17/01/1973).
Man sentenced for pre-match trouble
At Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court today, Stephen Payne was fined £400 and had a 18 month Football Banning Order imposed for an incident with rival fans before a match between Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic.
The Banning Order means that as well as the sentence imposed by the court he will be banned from all regulated football matches throughout the whole of the United Kingdom for a period of one and a half years.
Over £100,000 recovered from prolific Edinburgh fraudster
A recovery order has been made at the Court of Session against Brian Ellis (DOB 07/04/1967), from Edinburgh, for the total of approximately £105,115.
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