Police officers armed with a search warrant raided the property after being tipped off about the illegal cultivation. Hajredin Delishi, 22, of Oldham, Lancashire, was sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week
Police seized plants worth more than £50,000 from a house in Church Street. Hajredin Delishi, 22, of Oldham, Lancashire, was sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.Police officers armed with a search warrant raided the property after being tipped off about the illegal cultivation, the Daily Record reports.
Photos taken at the time showed officers filling a vehicle with bin bags stuffed with cannabis plants. During the 24-hour operation they also removed ventilation equipment used in the growing process.READ MORE: Lanark machete thug jailed after slashing terrified mother in front of kidsIn some similar cases, arrested persons have claimed they were forced to cultivate plants for gangsters, but Delishi's solicitor, Stephen McQuillan, told the court: "He was not kept there or locked in.
Sheriff Liam Murphy said only a prison sentence was appropriate but he was willing to restrict the length because of Delishi's age and the fact that by pleading guilty he had saved witnesses from having to give evidence.
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