A DRUG dealer insisted his hundreds of pounds worth of cocaine was just to supply to friends.
Connor Nugent previously pleaded guilty to supplying the class A drug from his then home in Steps Road, Irvine.
A court heard how police went with a search warrant at around 9.30am on January 3, 2025. Officers were let in by the 30-year-old's mother.
The search turned up 16 bags of cocaine worth an estimated £640. There was also an additional bag with white rock worth £10.
Nugent returned to Kilmarnock Sheriff Court for sentencing on April 20.
Defence solicitor Kevin Corr said his client was living in temporary accommodation at the moment. He has a criminal record, but not related to drugs.
He said his client would take cocaine and give it to friends. When interviewed by social workers, he denied living a "lavish lifestyle" from drug dealing.
"There was a plea of guilty for social supply, not commercial supply," said the solicitor. "He would share with friends and acquaintances.
"He is a medium risk of reoffending. Social work believe there's work that can be done."
Nugent, now of the Broomlands area of Irvine, was trying to abstain from drugs, he added.
Sheriff Morag Fraser put him under social work supervision for 18 months, with a requirement to take drug treatment.
He will also be under an electronically monitored curfew for 180 days from 7pm and 7am. It is a direct alternative to custody.
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