Brett Cugley and Graham Glover pleaded guilty over Davoren Park meth lab

Two meth cooks have begged for no jail, saying they’ve turned their lives around, after police found a secret lab and shopping list of chemicals.

Two meth cooks have begged for no jail after police located a clandestine lab in a shed and a shopping list of chemicals.

Brett Matthew Cugley, 38, and Graham Christian Anthony Glover, 39, have turned their lives around after being caught in the very early stages of manufacturing methamphetamine.

Hannah Bird, for the prosecution, told the District Court on Wednesday Cugley’s home was searched in March 2021 and police found just over 39g of methamphetamine, valued at up to $39,300 if sold in points.

They also found tick lists, multiple phones and digital scales.

Police then searched Cugley’s Davoren Park address in August 2021 and a clandestine methamphetamine lab was located in the rear shed.

Brett Cugley pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and manufacturing a controlled drug. Photo: Facebook

Graham Glover pleaded guilty to manufacturing a controlled drug. Picture: Facebook

Ms Bird said there was no evidence that a cook of methamphetamine had been attempted but the duo were in the process of gathering chemicals and equipment to do so.

“Mr Glover’s involvement was his possession of a shopping list of chemicals of which the list had been written by Mr Cugley,” she said.

Cugley and Glover, both of Fairview Park, pleaded guilty to manufacturing a controlled drug for sale, while Cugley also pleaded guilty to drug trafficking.

Ms Bird pushed for immediate jail for Cugley, saying he had offended while on bail but conceded a suspended sentence was open for Glover, due to his limited involvement.

Stacey Carter, for Cugley, pushed for a suspended or home detention sentence, saying her client had made significant steps at rehabilitating from his methamphetamine addiction.

“We do have a man who has taken the opportunity of being released on bail with both hands and has done everything he possibly can,” she said.

The court heard Cugley, who was working as a cleaner at a gym, had shared custody of his twin boys, one of which had special needs.

Timothy Clarke, for Glover, told the court his client’s only involvement in the offending was sourcing chemicals and asked for no further penalty or a suspended sentence, due to the time Glover had spent in custody.

“He turned his mind to getting those chemicals and his only hope is that he might be able to get some methamphetamine,” he said.

Mr Clarke said Glover, a father, was now in employment and had ceased drug use after also battling a methamphetamine addiction.

Judge Karen Thomas will sentence the duo next month.