A Belfast man will be sentenced next week for offences linked to the discovery of a "sophisticated" cannabis growing operation in his home.
David Jenkins admitted two charges arising from a police search at his then Canmore Close home in the Shankill area of the city in April 2015.
The 36-year old - who Belfast Crown Court heard was a long-term cannabis user - admitted cultivating plants, and dishonestly using electricity.
Crown prosecutor Philip Henry said that police searched the property they discovered 58 mature cannabis plants in one room and 80 seedlings growing in another room.
Mr Henry said the presence of plants at different stages of development indicated "this was not one-off".
The prosecutor told Judge McCaffrey that other items and equipment associated with the cultivation of cannabis - including a humidifier, heat lamps and an irrigation system - were also in the house.
In addition, windows had been covered over with black plastic sheeting in a bid to conceal the growing operation.
The court heard that a drugs expert from the PSNI described the operation as "well established, complex and professional".
When Jenkins, who now lives at Malvern Close, was arrested, he initially denied knowledge of the drugs and claimed he had been living between different houses.
He then made the case that he had been approached by two eastern European men who asked him if they could rent out his home for £100 a week.
However, when the results of forensic tests on equipment found in his home indicated he was linked to various items via DNA and both finger and palm prints, he replied "no comment" to further questions.
Solicitor David Jones, representing Jenkins, said since his arrest his client has admitted he was part of an operation which involved others and that his role was setting up and then tending to the plants.
He said Jenkins was "always going to be detected as he was taking the risk and the most likely to be caught".
"The tenancy was in his name, the electricity account was in his name and when police attended and searched the premises, there were various letters and documents in his name at that address."
The lawyer also said Jenkins's cannabis use had led him to the offending as he was "obtaining" drugs as a "reward" for his role in the operation.
The court heard that he told a probation officer: "I know I have let my kids and my family down. It was a stupid thing and I regret it."
Jenkins is due to be sentenced next week.
