A DRUGS raid in Hawick recovered cocaine and cannabis, Jedburgh Sheriff Court has been told.
Police obtained a search warrant for Kelvin Clamp's home in the town's Loan on September 7.
During the search they found cocaine valued at £300 in pillow cases which his 38-year-old partner Shirley Page admitted belonged to her.
Two reefers. with a value of £2, were found in a bedroom cabinet which 32-year-old Clamp said belonged to him.
Clamp's lawyer said his client smoked the reefers to help him relax.
The solicitor representing Page of Borthaugh Road, Hawick, said she had a good work history as a carer for the elderly but had to give up the job two years ago due to a downturn in her mental health.
Page said she had decided to buy the cocaine to alleviate symptoms of depression.
Page pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine while Clamp admitted a cannabis possession charge.
Sheriff Peter Paterson said that while it was a small amount of cannabis, Clamp had previous convictions and fined him £60.
Turning to Page he said:"Possession of class A drugs of this amount is a serious matter."
He warned her she would not be getting fined if she appeared in court again on similar charges.
Page was fined £200.
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