A Castletown man has admitted receiving more than £5,000 worth of cannabis in the post.

Jordan Quayle, of Farrants Park, pleaded guilty to the production charge as well as cultivating cannabis after a cannabis plant was found at his home.

He also admitted possession of the drug and supplying the drug.

Quayle, who is 24, will be sentenced on October 22 in summary court after a probation report has been completed.

Prosecuting advocate Barry Swain told the court that police were called to the Post Office sorting office on August 12 after a report of a suspicious package.

The parcel was found to contain 256 grams of cannabis, valued at £5,120.

Quayle was arrested and a search of his home found one plant in a garage with a small tent, scales and seeds.

Further amounts of cannabis were found weighing 0.8 grams and 1.1 grams, valued at £16 and £22 respectively.

The plant was estimated to have been able to produce a potential yield of between 28 grams and 84 grams, with a value of between £560 and £1,680.

When interviewed by police Quayle admitted all the drugs were his and said they were for personal use, though he also admitted he had supplied a friend on one occasion, selling them one gram for £25.

Defence advocate Ian Kermode entered a basis of plea on behalf of his client in which Quayle reiterated that he had only sold once to one friend and saying that he had ordered the 256-gram package on the internet.

He said that he was a heavy user and it would last him around two months as he used it for anxiety and mental health issues.

Mr Kermode asked for a probation report to be prepared before sentencing, with input from the mental health services.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes accepted jurisdiction for sentencing and granted bail in the sum of £500 with conditions that Quayle live at his home address, contact probation, and not leave the island without court permission.