'I'm f****d', says Castlemilk dealer caught with drugs twice

Muhammed Ghani told cops "I'm f****d" when they detained him on the first occasion in East Kilbride.

The officers found cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy pills during a search of his vehicle.

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard he was charged and released only to be caught with drugs again six weeks later.

Ghani, 49, of Blaeloch Drive in Castlemilk, narrowly avoided prison after he admitted being concerned in the supply of drugs.

He also admitted driving with more than 10 times the permitted amount of cocaine in his system.

Defence lawyer Joseff Scott-Hobbs told the court: "He had accrued a drug debt and was dropping off these substances to pay off that debt.

"He made no profit and is remorseful. His only previous convictions are for road traffic matters and the social work report is positive."

Sheriff John Hamilton KC put Ghani, deemed unfit for unpaid work, on supervision for a year and ordered him to attend addiction counselling.

He will be electronically tagged for eight months, meaning he's confined to his home between 7pm and 7am each day.

Daisy Bentley, prosecuting, said plain clothes police officers spotted a vehicle parked on Kittoch Street, East Kilbride, at 10.40pm on December 14, 2024.

She told the court: "The accused was talking on his phone and appeared to be counting a large quantity of cash.

"The police officers approached on foot and the accused was unaware of their presence.

"When they knocked on the driver's window and identified themselves with warrant cards, he appeared startled. 

"He dropped the money into the footwell and reached for a number of bags, moving them to the footwell also.

"When advised he was being detained for a search, the accused said 'I'm f****d'.

"The officers recovered bags of cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis as well as £2195 in mixed notes.

"They also seized two phones, one of which was constantly active. The other phone was coated in white powder."

Ghani was released but arrested again in Stuart Street, East Kilbride, on January 24 last year.

On that occasion he was stopped after officers noticed his car was being driven "erratically".

Cocaine and cannabis was recovered from the vehicle along with £410 in cash.

Ghani underwent a mouth swab that tested positive for cocaine.

Ms Bentley said the total value of the drugs seized on the two occasions was £6660.

Sheriff Hamilton also banned Ghani from driving for a year and ordered forfeiture of the cash and phones seized by police.