A Canberra man accused of selling illicit drugs to an undercover police officer has admitted his crime the day his ACT Supreme Court trial was to begin.
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Matthew James Massey, 40, was arrested as part of a cross-border operation by ACT and NSW police targeting illegal drug supply in January 2013.
It's alleged Massey had contact with an undercover police officer during the course of the operation and sold the officer two clip-seal bags containing methylamphetamine.
Massey initially denied the allegations and claimed during a court appearance in April the Canberra-based operation had deliberately targeted him.
"This doesn't seem right, I smell a rat," he said. "I put it to you that there is far from a case to answer."
He pleaded not guilty to trafficking methylamphetamine and was to fight the charge in front of Justice Richard Refshauge this week.
But the trial's jury was dismissed after Massey pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday morning.
The court heard Massey's defence team and the prosecution were yet to agree on a statement of facts.
His case will return to court for sentencing in July.
Massey was remanded in custody.