Douglas man arrested with 2.9 g cannabis while on suspended sentence
Stephen George Shimmin, 20, was arrested in Nelson Street, Douglas, on 29 August 2026 and admitted possessing 2.9 grams of cannabis valued by police at £58. The offence breached a 20-month suspended sentence imposed in December 2025 after he received more than £30,000 worth of cannabis in the post.
Stephen George Shimmin was arrested on 29 August 2026 in Nelson Street in
Douglas, initially for breaching his bail conditions.[1]A police search of
his pocket found 2.9 grams of cannabis, valued by police at £58.[1]Shimmin
admitted possessing the cannabis.[1]Sentencing was adjourned until 13
November 2026 at the Court of General Gaol Delivery, where he is due to be
sentenced for provoking behaviour, a telecommunications offence, common assault,
criminal damage and threatening behaviour.[1]He was on bail at the time of
the arrest.[1]
The possession put him in breach of a suspended sentence imposed in December
2025 after he received more than £30,000 worth of cannabis in the post.[1]That sentence was 20 months in prison suspended for 20 months with supervision,
after he pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in importing cannabis.[2]Customs and Excise officers intercepted two parcels of cannabis addressed
to him at a Douglas post office, one containing 592.5 grams worth £11,870 and
one sent from Thailand containing 999 grams worth £19,980.[2]
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Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 19.1 gPrison 3 years and 11 months
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Kyle Reece Wright, 25, was jailed for four years and eight months at Douglas Courthouse after police found 656 g of cannabis bush and 138 g of cannabis resin, along with ketamine, at a Douglas home he was staying at in October 2024. Phone messages showed he had supplied cannabis for about 10 months and directed others to sell for him.
Arrested 3Charged 1Cannabis 794 gPrison 4 years and 8 months
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