A DRUG dealer who sold skunk in pubs across Chiswick has said he did it to pay for his driving instructor course.

A court heard how police from Turnham Green learned over a period of time that 25-year-old Andrew Stirling was dealing drugs from him his Harvard Road home in Chiswick.

A search of the property which Stirling shared with his mother and step father on March 3, uncovered 1160g of Skunk Cannabis and £5610 hidden in Stirling's attic room along with cling film and plastic bags.

Leslie Milner, prosecuting, said Stirling sold the drugs 'in pubs across Chiswick' and intended to use the money to pay for a driving instructor's course.

Stirling admitted all charges and will appear in Isleworth Crown Court on July 17.