A self-employed plasterer has been locked up after a big scale hashish cultivation was present in a constructing instantly throughout the road from Wishaw police station.
Officers seized 118 vegetation, value greater than £70,000, from the Stewarton Avenue property.
Hamilton Sheriff Court docket heard as we speak (Friday) that Paul McCann was caught red-handed with the keys and fainted when detained by the police.
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McCann, 41, of Buller Crescent, Blantyre, admitted producing hashish and caring within the provide of the drug.
Abby Seal, prosecuting, stated he was seen placing energy drills at the back of a Ford Transit van exterior the constructing on June 18, 2020.
Ms Seal advised the court docket: "Cops detected a robust odor of hashish and detained him.
"As they walked in the direction of the premises, the accused grew to become extraordinarily nervous and fainted.
"Officers opened the door and will odor hashish and listen to followers working.
"Throughout a search 118 hashish vegetation had been discovered in addition to 99 hashish seedlings.
"The accused's telephone was examined and revealed conversations involving tools for the premises.
"There would have been a considerable monetary outlay to acquire objects akin to duct tape, followers, luggage of pebbles and cooling tubes.
"The estimated value of the tools discovered is £23,000.
"Specialist officers say it was commercial-level manufacturing of hashish."
Defence agent Laura Kiernan stated McCann suffers from poor psychological well being, including: "He appreciates the predicament he finds himself in."
Sheriff Andrew McIntyre deferred sentence till subsequent month for a legal justice social work report and refused to proceed bail.
The sheriff advised McCann: "These are exceptionally severe prices.
"Given the sturdy probability of a jail sentence and the actual fact you had been concerned to a big extent within the manufacturing and provide of hashish, you'll be remanded in custody."
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