Man who had crop of cannabis worth £180k jailed for two years

A Fife man caught with cannabis worth more than £180,000 on the streets has been jailed.

Michael Kenny was convicted of producing and supplying the class B drug following a trial last month.

The 58-year-old was also convicted of bypassing the electricity supply at a property in Beechbank Crescent, Kelty, between January 25 and February 22 2019.

Kenny, of West High Street, Buckhaven, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court for sentencing on Thursday.

The court previously heard a police raid uncovered 210 cannabis plants and 94 seedlings in the house.

Kenny had denied knowledge of the crop, claiming his brother had been living in the house at the time.

The jury did not believe him and he was convicted.

Defence lawyer Aime Allan said her client was “very nervous” at the prospect of custody and a previous custodial sentence had led to addiction.

Sheriff Susan Duff said she had considered carefully if she could impose a non-custodial sentence but the Scottish sentencing guidelines indicate this would only be possible in very rare circumstances.

Sheriff Duff jailed Kenny for two years on the drug production and supply offences. He was admonished on the offence of bypassing electricity.