AN IRVINE drug dealer was found with a stash of cocaine and a "tick list" hidden within a safe at his home.
Dion Wilson claimed he was not selling the class A substance from his property, but was holding it to pay off his own debts.
The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supplying of the controlled drug when he appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.
Wilson, of Loudoun Rigg, was caught out when police executed a search warrant at his address on June 20 last year.
It was whilst looking through the property that officers found a black safe, prosecutor Amber Feeney told the court.
Within, they found a "white rock material” covered in cling film as well as a piece of paper described as a "tick list".
A bowl was also found nearby and was noted to be covered in a "white residue".
After the conclusion of the search, Wilson was arrested and taken to Saltcoats police office.
When interviewed by officers, he was said to have "talked freely". He claimed he was was not selling the drug from his home address.
Wilson said he was holding the items to pay off his own debt but stated he was unaware of who exactly he was keeping these for.
Both the "white residue" block and substance found on the bowl were subsequently analysed and found to contain a quantity of cocaine.
The block was weighed at 50 grams and noted to have a potential street value of £3,000.
The "tick list" contained dates, names and numbers consistent with known weights for the sale of the drug.
Defending, solicitor Tony Currie said: "Clearly, in pleading guilty, he is aware that the matter is of the nature that may have passed the custodial threshold."
The lawyer asked that full background reports be obtained before sentence is passed.
He noted that although Wilson had previous convictions, none were analogous in nature.
Sheriff Murdoch Mactaggart agreed and delayed his determination until later this year. Wilson was granted bail in the meantime.
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