A first offender snared dropping off a £78,000 cannabis haul at a flat was jailed today for 13 months.

Stephen McElroy, 40, was found with three kilos of the drugs in Glasgow's Woodlands on May 21, 2020.

The city's Sheriff Court was told that McElroy, of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, was under police surveillance at the time.

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Officers tailed his vehicle to the property on Arlington Street.

Prosecutor Jessica McGowan said: "He was seen parking his car and entering the flat carrying two bags that had a strong smell of cannabis."

Officers raided the address after a search warrant was granted.

Miss McGowan said: "The search brought about the two large bags McElroy was carrying and they were seized.

"The wholesale value of the drugs was £30,400 while the potential street value is £78,000."

McElroy - a dad - pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis.

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Philip Cohen, defending, told the sentencing: “He by his own admission has made a very serious error of judgement and it is fair to say he was a very small cog in a very big wheel.”

Sheriff Joseph Platt told McElroy that a custodial sentence was appropriate.

He said: “This was a substantial operation with almost £80,000 of drugs being recovered.”