A MAN led police officers to his homemade drugs operation.

Robert Henderson, 32, produced cannabis at his flat in Cambuslang on February 16, 2022.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard officers attended Henderson's property following calls about drug activity on the premises.

He told them: "I need to tell you, I have a grow inside."

The hearing was told that the police did not have a warrant to search the property.

Prosecutor Jackie Wall said: "A search was undertaken with the consent of Henderson who allowed them entry.

"Officers were guided upstairs by Henderson who allowed them entry, and showed them the grow area."

Several bottles of nutrients, tents and cultivation equipment were found.

Henderson was arrested and the flat was put under a systematic search.

Miss Wall said: "Various items of growing paraphernalia were recovered.

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"A large tent was found set up in a bedroom containing four plant pots where the stem of the plants was snapped near to the root.

"There were 11 small cannabis plants recovered in a tent upstairs."

The fiscal depute added that the total value of the plants was £55.

Henderson - a first offender - pleaded guilty to producing a controlled drug.

His lawyer Callum Drummond told the court that growing cannabis was a "hobby."

Sheriff Valerie Mays ordered Henderson to do 80 hours of unpaid work and put him under supervision for 12 months.