Selkirk Sheriff Court.
BACKGROUND reports have been ordered into 42-year-old man who admitted a drug dealing charge at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
A total of 1,775 Etizolam tablets were discovered at a house in Whitefield Crescent, Newtown St Boswells, on January 26, 2021.
Barry Johnston, of Penman Place, Galashiels, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of the class C drug.
The court heard the drugs had a street value of between £354 and £1,260.
Sentence was deferred until May 2 for the production of a criminal justice social work report and a restriction of liberty order assessment.
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