A horticulture student who put his knowledge to use by starting a £30,000 cannabis farm in his flat has been jailed for more than a year.
Kevin Martin’s plants were found by police acting on a tip-off in October last year.
They smashed their way in to his flat in Dundee’s Rosefield Street and found it was unoccupied – but being used to house 73 cannabis plants.
Police found a mobile belonging to Martin – who is studying horticulture at a local college – which contained evidence of him selling harvested cannabis as well as growing equipment to others.
Fiscal depute Lynne Mannion told Dundee Sheriff Court: “It was clear the flat was being solely used for growing cannabis.
“The set-up looked disorganised and not well constructed but could still produce plants.
“A total of 73 plants were found with a potential illicit yield of £21,900 to £29,200.
“Drug dealing texts were recovered from his black Samsung mobile that showed him offering to sell drugs to others.”
Martin, 29, of Rosefield Street, pleaded guilty on indictment to being concerned in the supply of cannabis between August 7 and October 6 last year.
Sheriff Lorna Drummond said jail was the only option given the value of the cannabis and the fact Martin has a previous conviction from 2010 for producing the drug.
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