A 33-year-old Inverness man has admitted being concerned with the supply of a quantity of heroin with a street value of £1,900.
Joseph Conway, of St Francis Gardens, pleaded guilty to the charge at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday.
Sheriff Gordon Fleetwood deferred sentence until November 3 for the production of a background report.
Depute fiscal David Morton told the court yesterday that police entered Conway’s home address on April 20 last year following concerns raised by social workers about the welfare of the occupants.
Mr Morton said: “Upon entering to check on the welfare of the parties and their children they found various zip seal bags containing controlled drugs.”
Mr Morton said there were three zip seal bags containing heroin found in the property and that there was a total of 23 grammes of heroin found in three zip lock containers.
He added: “Diamorphine (heroin) is typically sold in £10 bags, each containing about 0.1 grammes. The street value of this is £1,900.”
Sheriff Fleetwood said: “Given you now admit supply of class A drugs, I can see little alternative to a custodial sentence.”
Sheriff Fleetwood ordered Conway to be remanded in custody while a background report is produced.
