A Pembroke Dock man has been jailed after admitting producing and supplying cannabis.
Twenty-one-year-old Luke Wynn Thomas, of Water Street, pleaded guilty to possessing 16 grams of the drug, with intent to supply, on August 5, when he appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
He also admitted a charge of supplying a quantity of cannabis, between February 1 and August 5; and producing two plants of cannabis, between those dates, at the same hearing.
Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that police executed a search warrant at the defendant’s address in Pembroke Dock.
“Police officers forced entry and found Mr. Thomas sitting at the back. He had thrown a hat down the stairs of the building which had 20 individual wraps of cannabis in it.
“He told officers that he’d bought the cannabis in wraps and intended to sell them on.
“A cannabis plant was found on the property, along with various paraphernalia associated with growing cannabis plants.
“The defendant admitted to police that he’d grown the plant and had been supplying for profit for the last few months.
“A safe in the property was discovered to contain £721.30 in coins and £415 in notes, a clear indication the money was as a result of profits, as the gentleman is on benefits,” added Mr. Pritchard-Jones.
Defence solicitor David Williams told magistrates that his client had made full admissions to the police and told them the full extent of his dealing activity.
“Mr. Thomas has no convictions for drugs matters before and is not a career drug dealer by any standards.
“He is someone who realised that he could make some money in an illegal way, and for a short period engaged in an enterprise.
“He literally produced a total of two plants, one found at the premises when police attended, and the other one prior to that. Had it not been for Mr Thomas’s admission, police wouldn’t have known about the previous plant,” added Mr. Williams.
After hearing a pre-sentence report from probation, magistrates gave Mr. Thomas two consecutive six-month prison sentences for the charges.
They also ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £140 victim surcharge and £85 costs. A forfeiture and destruction order for the drugs was also passed.