Dad-of-three caught storing heroin and cocaine worth £90,000 jailed

A father-of-three has been jailed for 32 months after he was caught storing heroin and cocaine worth more than £90,000 on the streets.

A court heard that Aaron Ogilvie did not know the value of the drugs haul police recovered from an address in Dundee during a search of the property.

The 30-year-old admitted two charges of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin on July 17 last year at the property on Ormiston Crescent.

During a search at the address, officers found more than half a kilo of heroin and three kilos of bulking agent in a holdall along with quarter of a kilo of cocaine in a gift bag and smaller amounts of cocaine.

The cocaine was assessed as having a maximum value of £50,500 and the heroin at £40,000. Officers also found £460 in a jacket pocket.

Defence solicitor advocate Kris Gilmartin said Ogilvie was laid off from his employment last summer.

He told the High Court in Edinburgh: “He accepts he was abusing drugs at the time and he was suffering financial difficulties.”

He said Ogilvie agreed to store the drugs but stood to gain very little financially from his role. He said: “He did not know the value and did not know that heroin was also present.”

Mr Gilmartin said: “He accepts fully his involvement in these offences and appreciates that he must be punished.”

“A significant part of that punishment is letting his family down. His actions have caused misery to those closest to him,” he told the court.

He said Ogilvie has a history of mental health problems but has taken steps to address his addiction and expressed remorse.

A judge told Ogilvie: “In the whole circumstances it is plain, standing the value of the Class A drugs involved, only a custodial disposal is appropriate.”

Lord Arthurson said he would have faced a four year jail term but for his early guilty plea.