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 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.
Previous conviction
Defence lawyer Aime Allan said her client was “very nervous” at the prospect of custody and a previous custodial sentence had led to addiction.
A social work report confirmed Kenny, of West High Street, Buckhaven, also suffers from a number of health problems.
Ms Allan said he had an analogous previous conviction from 2006 but his offending had declined in the years since.
Sheriff Susan Duff told Kenny: “You were convicted after trial of producing cannabis and being concerned in the supply and by passing electricity.
“The street value (of the drugs) was between £60,800 and £182,400 depending on yield.
“This was a commercial operation”.
Sheriff 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.
The sheriff said she was not satisfied this case met that criteria, adding: “You have a bad criminal record and an analogous previous conviction”.
Sheriff Duff jailed Kenny for two years on the drug production and supply offences.
He was admonished on the third offence of bypassing electricity.
