POLICE have “marked the cards” of two brothers after officers twice found cannabis at their family home, York Crown Court heard.

The father, mother and sister of Robert Ian Smith, 20, and Jordan James Smith, 21, were all charged following the two drug raids at Charles Street, Selby, but when the two brothers both admitted looking after cannabis for someone else outside the family, the prosecution offered no evidence against their relatives and one of the other defendants.

The Smiths and Anthony David Dickinson, 22, who was charged in connection with one of the raids and separate drug offences, all received community orders.

The Recorder of York, Judge Stephen Ashurst, told them: "All three of you know that your involvement in cannabis or m-Cat is something that has attracted the attention of the police, and will attract the attention of the police. Each of your cards have been marked."

The Smiths were each ordered to do 80 hours' unpaid work after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis. Dickinson, of The Chimes, off Flaxley Road, Selby, was ordered to do 140 hours' unpaid work. He pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and m-Cat with intent to supply them and possession of cannabis for his own use. The prosecution accepted his basis that the supply had only been to two friends on a single day.

For Dickinson, Andrew Semple said he worked hard as a groundsman. For Jordan Smith, Patrick Palmer said he was a "very angry young man" who was angry at himself. He had kicked his cannabis habit since the raids in 2013.

For Robert Smith, David Hall said he was a family man who had been 17 at the time of the raids.

For the prosecution, Holly Scott said police found a "relatively large" amount of cannabis in various places in the family home on February 23, 2013, including some in the room where Jordan Smith was sleeping.

On March 15, officers returned with another search warrant and found more cannabis in Jordan Smith's bedroom. Dickinson was in the house when they arrived and had drugs on him. In addition, officers found m-Cat at his house.

In a police interview, Robert Smith admitted some of the cannabis found in the Smiths' home was his.