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A dad-of-four sank 30 pints of lager a day whilst cultivating a cannabis farm at his family home in Wigan.
Gareth Chapman, 37, was drinking 210 cans of beer a week when he agreed to turn his loft into a marijuana farm on behalf of a local drug dealer.
The window cleaner, from Atherton, was busted when officers raided his property following a tip off and found 40 cannabis plants worth nearly £30,000.
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He was also in possession of a haul of cocaine and a CS gas canister given to him by the unnamed dealer.
Since his arrest, Chapman is said to have cut down his drinking to 'only' 28 cans - in a single session on just one day of the week.
Chapman, of Leigh Road, Atherton, was jailed for 30 months after he admitted producing cannabis, possessing Class B and Class A drugs with intent to supply and having a noxious substance.
The raid occurred on February 15 2019 after police got a tip off about the cannabis factory being cultivated at the home Chapman shared with his partner and four children.
Prosecutor Fiona McNeill said: ''Mr Chapman and his partner were at the house when officers executed a search warrant and after he was handcuffed, he told them there was a cannabis farm in the attic.
''The officers recovered 40 plants and noted the electricity meter had been bypassed.
"They also recovered pepper spray, a mobile phone, cocaine, digital scales containing white powder plus a Coffee Mate tin and plastic wraps containing white powder.
''There was also tick list and empty snap bags."
In all 2.96kg worth of cannabis valued at £29,920 and 65.8g cocaine valued at £15,000 was seized.
Chapman's mobile phone was examined and it showed messages relating to
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