POLICE uncovered more than £35,000 worth of cannabis at the home of a man who previously promoted a drugs club at his Dundee shop.
At Dundee Sheriff Court Nikolas Brown, 24, of Laing Place, admitted a charge of supplying the Class B drug and a second charge of supplying MDMA — a Class A drug.
Brown, who runs Dundee Cannabis Collective, claimed in court that he only sells “medicinal oils” after admitting the charges.
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson said at 1.55pm on September 1 last year firefighters attended the home address of the accused after reports of a fire within.
“The firefighters saw what appeared to be cannabis on open view in the living room, alongside rolls of cash and called police.”
The fiscal added: “Four sets of scales, a further quantity of cannabis, a tick list, a quantity of MDMA and a further £9,865 in cash were recovered from various locations in the living room.
“The total amount of cannabis recovered was 2,354g with a wholesale value of £10,000 and a maximum potential illicit value of £35,310 if separated in to smaller deals.”
Solicitor Ryan Sloan said: “He runs a shop The Dundee Cannabis Collective and is anxious to keep that business going.”
Brown shouted out from the dock “It’s all legal, medicinal oils”. He admitted two charges of being concerned in the supply of cannabis, a Class B drug, and MDMA, a Class A drug, both on September 1 last year, at Laing Place.
Sheriff Alastair Brown said: “He has a history of supplying a controlled drug unlawfully. I’m not going to give him bail to commit an offence.”
Sentence was deferred until August 9.
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