Motorist caught taking cannabis plant on drive through Perthshire

A motorist who took a cannabis plant for a drive through Perthshire has been fined £200.

Liam Housego was stopped by officers on the A90, near St Madoes, Perth Sheriff Court heard.

Housego, of Rolland Place, Drumlithie, Aberdeenshire, pleaded guilty to a charge of possession. He was cleared of a second allegation of driving while unfit through drink or drugs.

Depute fiscal Carol Whyte said Housego, 30, was pulled over just after 10.30am on April 25.

“The accused was spoken to by police and noticed he had a cannabis plant in the rear of the vehicle,” she said.

There were no details about the size and value of the plant.