Manchester Evening News
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Police made startling discovery in dad's home, then he came up with a ludicrous excuse
'Last chance'09:08, 07 Jul 2026A three-time convicted drug dealer claimed a crop of cannabis potentially worth more than £50,000 which police discovered growing inside his home was for him to smoke. A judge, however, slammed his claim, saying he didn't 'for one minute' accept it.Scott Beveridge, who a court heard no longer advanced the claim, turned three rooms of his house into a production line for the class B substance.The dad was ultimately handed a suspended prison sentence, but warned it would 'probably' be his 'last chance'.Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterLiverpool Crown Court heard on Monday how police who attended Beveridge's rented home on Amanda Road in Fazakerley on April 29 this year found a total of 107 cannabis plants growing across th
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