A roofer who supplied cocaine to a friend and then hid more of the drug in a pub pool table has been handed a suspended sentence.
After admitting supplying cocaine and possession of it, High Bailiff Jayne Hughes sentenced the 28-year-old to five months in custody, suspended for two years for the first offence, and fined him £500 for the second.
Prosecuting advocate Rebecca Cubbon told the court that Cain was in the Pinewood on December 23 with another man.
CCTV footage showed the man sniff the drug from Cain’s hand with Cain himself snorting some afterwards.
Further footage viewed later showed Cain putting something into the pocket of the pool table.
The table was dismantled and police found 0.2 grams of cocaine, valued at £20.
When interviewed he initially gave ’no comment’ to questions, but after being shown CCTV footage gave a full admission to the offences.
He entered a basis of plea in court saying that the amount supplied had only been a trace and no payment had been received.
Defence advocate Ian Kermode handed in a letter of reference for his client.
Mr Kermode said: ’This was just before Christmas and also the 28th birthday of Mr Cain.
’He was celebrating, became intoxicated and while intoxicated he offered a friend a tiny bit of cocaine which that friend sniffed from his hand.
’It has been described as 0.1 grams. It was social supply, there was no exchange of money and it had never happened before.
’He was giddy with drink to put it bluntly.
’Mr Cain has asked me to apologise to your worship and the staff at the Pinewood pub.’
The advocate went on to ask for credit to be given for his client’s guilty pleas.
A probation report assessed Cain as a low risk of harm to others and reoffending, and said that he had described the incident as a ’drunken mistake’.
High Bailiff Mrs Hughes told Cain: ’I will sentence you on the basis it was an extremely small quantity of cocaine to a friend but the facts that it was committed on licensed premises and while intoxicated are always aggravating factors.
’You completely ruined your birthday and Christmas for your family.’
Cain was also ordered to pay £125 prosecution costs which he will pay along with the fine at a rate of £100 per month.