“When they entered the building, they found an extensive cannabis cultivation and contacted the police. “The defendant Bernard soon came home and told officers, ‘I’ve been doing this to change my life and become a musician. “My sister was killed in an accident and I never had any compensation. “Nothing in my life has come to any good. “I can’t even pay my rent.” Mr Davies said analysis of Bernard’s mobile phone led them to her co-defendant. When he was arrested at his Ebbw Vale home, police recovered more than £5,000 in cash. The defendants were growing 66 plants at their cannabis factory in Tredegar.