A MAN aged 40 with a drugs problem has admitted two house burglaries at Denbigh.

Michael Brown, 40, of no fixed abode, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Friday via a live television link from Altcourse Prison in Liverpool.

He admitted that on February 13 he burgled a dwelling in Brookhouse Road, Denbigh, and stole a wallet, cash and bank card.

Brown admitted stealing a Mini Cooper vehicle, and burgling another property in Brookhouse Road with intent to steal.

He further pleaded guilty to three fraud offences which involved tendering a stolen card to purchase tobacco and beverages.

Judge Merfyn Hughes QC remanded him in custody pending sentence following the trial of a co-defendant.

Robin Boag, defending, confirmed that drugs lay behind his offending.