He admitted permitting his flat to be used by another man for the supply of drugs
A man allowed his flat to be used to store stashes of heroin and crack cocaine after his home was “cuckooed” by others who were more heavily involved in the trade. He had a drug addiction at the time but he had now been receiving help and he was trying to keep “on the straight and narrow” again, a court heard.
Martin Kadubec, 44, of Beverley Road, Hull, admitted permitting his flat to be used by another man for the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. He was originally accused of possessing the drugs with intent to supply but the charges were dropped and the lesser offences were substituted.
Ben Hammersley, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that police went to Kadubec’s home in Beverley Road, Hull, on July 8 last year and found the Class A drugs. There were a total of 39 wraps. Another man was more heavily involved with the drugs.
Mr Hammersley said of Kadubec’s role: “He had allowed him to leave them there. He was arrested on July 9 and told police what happened. He has no previous convictions and he was playing a lower role.” The other man had been dealt with at an earlier hearing.
Michael Forrest, mitigating, asked for a suspended prison sentence to be imposed because of Kadubec’s limited involvement. He had previously been a drug addict at the time that he allowed his home to be used for storing drugs. He worked as a machine operator.
Judge Richard Woolfall said that Kadubec had lived in the UK for a considerable time. The other man had stored drugs at Kadubec’s property.
“This is your first criminal conviction,” said Judge Woolfall. “Since this offence, you have kept out of trouble. It has to be custody whenever it is Class A drugs involved.” The prison sentence could, however, in Kadubec’s case, be suspended because of the circumstances of his role in the offending
“You are no longer addicted to drugs, having engaged with ReNew (a drug support agency),” said Judge Woolfall. “I understand you are getting yourself on the straight and narrow”.
Kadubec was given a six-month suspended prison sentence and he was ordered to do 150 hours’ unpaid work.
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