Four women in their 20s were sentenced at Douglas Courthouse for supplying cannabis on the Isle of Man.[1] Nadine Wade was 23, Phoebe McKee was 20, Sophie Harrington was 26 and Beth Davies was 22.[1] All four had pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis and possession with intent to supply.[1] Wade was sentenced to 12 months, McKee to 10 months, and Harrington and Davies to nine months each, all suspended for two years.[1] Two-year supervision orders were also handed down to Wade, Harrington and Davies.[1]
Police found cannabis after searching two flats where the women lived in Douglas on 13 May.[1] Phone messages showed the four had been supplying cannabis in early 2021.[1] At Wade’s flat on Loch Promenade, police found cannabis with a street value of £99 in a Manchester United bowl near the sofa.[1] An earlier hearing report said police found 3.3 grams of cannabis in Wade’s flat and 4.8 grams in a communal hallway.[2] A search of the Mona Drive flat where the other three women lived found more than £2,800 worth of cannabis bush, along with scales, snap bags and heat-sealed bags with cannabis residue.[1] At the Mona Drive address police found 93.8 grams of cannabis, valued at £2,814.[2] Wade admitted money laundering after £5,935 in cash was found under her bed, although the court accepted it was not drug proceeds and she had been holding it for someone else.[1]
Messages on their mobile phones showed all four had been involved in arranging sales of the drug to other people.[1] Deemster Graeme Cook said cannabis was “dangerous” and the courts would “not tolerate” its supply.[1] McKee, Harrington and Wade had been committed to the Court of General Gaol Delivery for sentencing after admitting their roles.[2]