Centenier John Camara said that Connor John Bowler (19), of Grands Vaux, tried to import 56 gm of herbal cannabis through the post on 27 June.
Outlining the case in the Magistrate’s Court, the Centenier said that Customs officers intercepted a package of a green herbal substance addressed to Bowler and as a result, they conducted a drugs search at the defendant’s home. They discovered a smoking pipe, phone and laptop.
Bowler told Customs officers that he got £450 from an unnamed individual to buy the cannabis and placed his order for the drug on Snapchat. The Centenier said that Bowler had received a confirmation and tracking number.
Assistant Magistrate Peter Harris said that although the defendant had previously attended five parish hall matters, there was nothing drug-related in his past record.
Advocate Mark Boothman, defending, said that his client had complied with the investigation throughout. ‘This was a naive mistake made by a young man who had not properly thought about what he was doing,’ said the lawyer.
He said that his client understood that the importation of cannabis ‘was not the right way to make money’.
The advocate added that Bowler, who admitted importation, was a hard worker who hoped in time to set up his own carpentry business.
Mr Harris said that the Probation Service did not believe that a supervision order was necessary but told Bowler: ‘This is a serious conviction but you did co-operate with the investigation and you are a first offender.’
