Police found drugs worth £30,000 when they stopped pick-up truck in Hamilton

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Police found drugs worth £30,000 when they stopped a pick-up truck in Hamilton.Samuel O'Neill, 31, was caught with bags containing cannabis resin and amphetamine.O'Neill, of Partington, Greater Manchester, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.He admitted being concerned in the supply of the drugs in Low Waters Road and elsewhere on January 21.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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There was also 2.5kg of cannabis resin worth up to £5,000."Sheriff Louise Gallacher deferred sentence on O'Neill until next month for background reports and continued his bail. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire.

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