Man behind £13,000 cannabis cultivation sentenced

A police raid in Dunfermline found a cannabis cultivation with drugs with a potential street value of £13,000.

A total of 40 plants were discovered in the Adamson Crescent home of Andrew Broadley. However, he “wasn’t interested in making money” from them, Dunfermline Sheriff Court was told.

Broadley, 33, previously admitted that between November 1 and November 25 2015 he produced a controlled drug, namely cannabis. He also admitted he was concerned in the supply of cannabis.

When police officers raided his home following a tip-off, Broadley told them: “It’s only a bit of weed. I’ve got 40 of them in the bedroom. They’re all mine.”

Police found 20 plants in a tent and the other 20 were under lights.

The cannabis yield from the plants was estimated at 1,120 grams and it could have a street value of up to £10,000, depute fiscal Alex Piper told the court previously.

There was also a quantity of cannabis being dried and it had a value of around £3,000.

Defence solicitor James Moncrieff said: “He has smoked cannabis for a period of time. He was growing his own rather than buying it at this time.

“There were 40 plants in the house. He had been planning to smoke a chunk of it but admits he was also selling some of it to associates.”

At the sentencing hearing, his solicitor Chris Sneddon said: “He was growing for his own use and covering the costs by selling it to friends.”

Sheriff McSherry imposed a community payback order with 300 hours of unpaid work and a six-month restriction of liberty order.