Inverness police raid finds cocaine and heroin at home of man who relocated from Merseyside to Highlands
A Merseyside man relocated to Inverness to sell cocaine and heroin but police raided the house he was staying in and put a stop to his illegal activity.
Lee Sulliven, of Chindit Close, Formby was staying at a property in Woodside Place, Inverness when officers obtained a search warrant for it on April 15, 2022.
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Fiscal depute Alison Young told Inverness Sheriff Court: "He was found in the kitchen in possession of scales and two wraps of white powder which he proceeded to discard on the floor.
"He was searched and a bag of white powder was recovered from his shoes and cash from his pocket. Further bags, scales, a notebook with notations, wraps and mobiles phones were recovered, mainly from the kitchen."
Mrs Young said the full value of the bags recovered were: two 0.23 bags of diamorphine, caffeine and paracetamol, valued at £40; 4.73 grams of cocaine street valued at between £320 and £400; 1.10 grams of cocaine valued at £80-£100; 9.61 grams of diamorphine, caffeine and paracetamol which could maximise at £640; 23.16 grams of cocaine, valued at between £1840 and £2300; 0.33 grams of cocaine valued at £50 and three wraps of heroin with an average weight of 0.21 grams valued at £60.
Defending, David Patterson told Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald: "Given his record, he runs a real risk of his liberty being taken away from him.
“He relocated to Inverness to distance himself from negative influences in Liverpool. He has no connections to Inverness."
Sulliven admitted being concerned in the supply of the two narcotics and was sentenced to 10 months in jail.
Referring to known drugs networks emanating from Liverpool and operating in the Highlands, Sheriff Macdonald told him: "We know why you were up here and what you were involved in."
