A father-of-seven was shopped by his wife when she found out about the cannabis stash in his garden shed in Bradford.

The mum alerted the police who caught Andrew Dass with 41 packages of the Class B drug, worth more than £4,000, Bradford Crown Court heard on Friday.

Dass, 33, of Ringwood Road, Canterbury, Bradford, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply it on May 26 last year.

His barrister, Howard Shaw, told the court that Dass was storing the cannabis for others at his home in return for a share of the drug.

Prosecutor Richard Walters said that two police officers on patrol in Bradford were directed to Dass’s address at 3.15pm.

Dass’s wife then showed them to the shed in the back garden, the court was told.

Her husband, who was at home, then directed them to more cannabis stored in the kitchen.

Eight blocks of cannabis were seized, along with bags of the drug and 16 jars of cannabis bush.

Mr Walters said that, in all, cannabis weighing 442 grams, with a street value of £4,634, was found.

The court heard that Dass had no relevant previous convictions.

Mr Shaw said that Dass had seven children, with another on the way.

Judge Jonathan Rose sentenced him to four months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with 280 hours of unpaid work.

He must also attend a rehabilitation activity requirement with the probation service.

The judge praised Dass’s wife for shopping him to the police.

He told Dass he had not thought of anyone but himself when he agreed to store the drug at a property where children lived.

“You have offended against the community and your family,” he said.

Judge Rose warned Dass that if “some bad person” had discovered he had £4,000 of cannabis stored at his address they might have gone there to steal it.

“The only person who comes out of this with any credit is your wife,” Judge Rose said.

Mr Walters asked for a Proceeds of Crime Act order to be served on Dass, saying the benefit from his offending was calculated at £5,298 and his available assets were the £440 seized in cash from the address.

But Mr Shaw said that would be contested because the drugs did not belong to Dass.

He was storing them for others, the court heard.

A hearing was listed on July 15 to decide the matter.