A DRUG dealer has been jailed for 42 weeks for supplying cannabis.

Ashley Mark Thompson, 22, from Llandough pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday, January 22 to two counts of dealing the drug.

He was arrested after he returned home to find police at his address in Owain Close, in the Llandough area on March 19, 2015.

They had executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drug Act and discovered cash and drugs at the address.

Cannabis resin weighing 53.5 grams in total was discovered in garden shed and in a barbecue in the garden.

Over £2,000 in £10 and £20 notes were found in an upstairs cupboard.

Thompson was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £100.