Man jailed for £89k cannabis factory

A man has been jailed after neighbourhood officers found a cannabis factory worth £89,000 at a Peterborough home.

Endri Xhumari, 30, was arrested on the morning of 7 November after the Neighbourhood Support Team carried out a warrant at his home in Alexandra Road, Millfield.

Inside the house officers found rooms had been converted into a cannabis factory containing 106 plants.

Xhumari appeared at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday (6 December) where he pleaded guilty to producing cannabis and was sentenced to six months in prison.

Detective Constable Joshua Crown, who investigated, said: “Cannabis factories are often linked to organised criminality, violence and anti-social behaviour – which we do not want in our communities.

“I would urge anyone who believes they might be living near a cannabis factory to report information to us.”

Key signs that a property is being used as a cannabis factory include:

• Frequent visitors at unsocial hours and throughout the day and night
• Blacked out windows or condensation on the windows, even when it is not cold outside
• Bright lights in rooms throughout the night
• Electricity meters being tampered with/altered and new cabling
• A powerful, distinctive, sweet, sticky aroma and noise from fans
• An excessive amount of plant pots, chemicals, fertilisers and compost

Information about drugs can be reported to us online via our dedicated drugs information webpage.