Police officers from the Northern drug squad raided the Newstead home of David Jnr Geoffrey Furley in February this year.

They found more than 1500 MDMA tablets and associated paraphernalia, plus $4450 in cash in Furley’s bedroom.

Furley, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking a controlled substance, and to one count of dealing with the proceeds of crime. He appeared in the Launceston Supreme Court on Thursday.

The court was told that Furley had been selling MDMA drugs for about a year, and was unemployed and living with his brother at the time.

Furley’s lawyer Grant Tucker said he fell into drug dealing, and was approached to sell the tablets on “consignment”.

Mr Tucker said Furley used the money he made through selling for general living expenses, and was still in debt for the drugs seized by police at the time of the raid.

Crown prosecutor Peter Sherriff told the court that Furley’s involvement in selling was at its peak in 2016, and he would buy anywhere from 500 to 2000 tablets at a time to on-sell.

When police swooped on Furley, Mr Sherriff said he was preparing to take about 100 tablets to the Party in the Paddock music festival and sell them.

The court heard Furley would pre-arrange to sell the drugs via social media, phone, or take them “out to nightclubs”.

Mr Tucker said Furley was remorseful of his actions, and had since found work and undertaken counselling.

Justice Shan Tennent remanded Furley in custody to reappear on July 24.