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Last Updated: Tuesday July 21 2009 12:48 GMT

Potter actor sentenced over drugs

Jamie Waylett outside court

Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service after he admitted growing cannabis plants.

Jamie, who plays bully Vincent Crabbe in the films, grew the plants in tents at his mum's house in London.

He was arrested when police stopped him and a friend for taking pictures of them as they drove past.

Their camera was examined, and police found pictures of the plants growing at Jamie's mum's house.

Jamie will now have to do community service, which means he'll do unpaid work like cleaning graffiti off walls and picking up rubbish.

As he left court, Jamie said he was sorry for what he had done: "I extend my sincere apologies to the producers, cast and crew and all at Warner's and most especially to all Harry Potter fans."