Broke woman turned dealer.A CANCER survivor turned unlikely drug dealer to make ends meet. Linda Morton, 58, had surgery and a year of chemotherapy chemotherapy (kē'mōthĕr`əpē), treatment of disease with chemicals or drugs. One chemotherapeutic approach is the development of selectively toxic substances, i.e. to beat the disease. But her fight for life left her struggling to get by on pounds 57 a week benefits. And Morton, from Slatyford Lane, Newcastle, began selling amphetamine amphetamine (ămfĕt`əmēn), any one of a group of drugs that are powerful central nervous system stimulants. Amphetamines have stimulating effects opposite to the effects of depressants such as alcohol, narcotics, and barbiturates. to make money, the city's Crown Court heard. Her small scale operation was quickly uncovered when police raided her home last March. "When she was interviewed at the police station she said she sold speed to her friends for profit," said Philip Rowland, prosecuting. "She said she bought in 9oz quantities and sold it on. Out of that 9oz she would make pounds 75 to pounds 100 profit." Officers recovered more than 100g of low purity Purity: see Pearl, The. Purity See also Modesty. almond symbol of the Virgin Mary’s innocence. [O.T.: Numbers 17: 1–11; Art: Hall, 14] crystal its transparency symbolizes pureness. amphetamine, the court heard. Morton pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs with intent to supply. She was given a 12-month community order and supervision to cover the same period. "She had a mastectomy mastectomy (măstĕk`təmē), surgical removal of breast tissue, usually done as treatment for breast cancer. There are many types of mastectomy. In general, the farther the cancer has spread, the more tissue is taken. in 2003 and a year of chemotherapy and radiotherapy radiotherapy /ra·dio·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) treatment of disease by means of ionizing radiation; tissue may be exposed to a beam of radiation, or a radioactive element may be contained in devices (e.g. ," said Paul Caulfield, defending. Prosecutors are still looking into Morton's finances as part of a Proceeds of Crime investigation. |
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