Aleksei Golovan, 38, was sentenced at Selkirk Sheriff Court A FORMER soldier who admitted being the gardener for two major cannabis cultivations in the Borders has been jailed for 20 months. Drugs with a street value of £73,000 were found in Hawick after police searched two properties in the town. Aleksei Golovan, 38, who served with the Russian army but now has Estonian citizenship, pleaded guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court to charges of producing cannabis and being concerned in the supply of the class B drug. The offences happened between May and June last year at houses in Duke Street and Princes Street in Hawick.
Stock image of a sheriff court building WHEN police officers visited a woman s house in Galashiels while enforcing a warrant, they discovered a 33-year-old man in the premises. But Andrew Atkinson was already the subject of a non-harassment order not to contact the woman and was subsequently arrested. Depute fiscal Ross Price told Selkirk Sheriff Court the police had visited the house in connection with an unrelated matter at around 5.20pm on December 21. They discovered Atkinson and also his partner who he was banned from contacting. The court heard that the partner had asked for the non-harassment order to be revoked.
Selkirk Sheriff Court A BORDERS woman who admitted breaking into a neighbour s flat has been given a tag at Selkirk Sheriff Court. Catrina Aprile, 39, of Church Square, Galashiels, has been placed on a night-time curfew between the hours of 9pm and 7am for the next three months. She previously admitted stealing a computer games console and a laptop during the break-in between April 20 and April 24 in 2018. Aprile was ordered to pay £200 compensation to the neighbour. The court heard that Aprile had previously been sentenced to a Community Payback Order for the offence involving unpaid work but had failed to comply.
Jedburgh Sheriff Court. Photo: Google Maps A FORMER soldier has admitted being the gardener for two major cannabis cultivations in the Borders. Drugs with a street value of £73,000 were found in Hawick after police searched two properties in the town. Aleksei Golovan, 38, who served with the Russian army but now has Estonian citizenship, pleaded guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to charges of producing cannabis and being concerned in the supply of the class B drug. The offences happened between May and June last year at houses in Duke Street and Princes Street in Hawick. Procurator fiscal Fraser Matheson said police found drug-producing equipment in both properties with plants to the value of £29,000 which if sold in the street could yield a maximum value of £73,000.