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Vulnerable Scot coerced into hosting drug dealer 'safe house' dodges jail

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vulnerable man was spared jail after he was coerced into operating a “safe house” for drug dealers. Richard Millar, 58, was found with a stash of ecstasy tablets and around £3,500 in cash at his home in Johnstone during a police raid.

Millar, who has a number of health difficulties, appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of ecstasy following the raid on October 11, 2019.

He also faces a separate court hearing under proceeds of crime legislation for confiscation of the cash recovered from his house.Defence agent Charlie McCusker told how his client had been singled out by dealers as a soft target to use his home for the drugs’ trade.In exchange for using his home, Mr Millar.

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