An Albanian cannabis farmer has been jailed and potentially faces deportation after plants with a street value of up to £126,000 were found in a County Durham home.
Illegal immigrant, Endri Nikollari was found hiding behind a fridge in a back yard when police raided a home in Easington Colliery on May 6, this year. A sophisticated cannabis farm was found inside the property and Nikollari admitted he had been tending to the plants in order to pay off a £25,000 debt he owed to the people who smuggled him into the UK.
On Tuesday, the 20-year-old appeared at Durham Crown Court via link from HMP Durham to be sentenced for being concerned in the production of cannabis. He pleaded guilty to the single charge at the hearing and required an interpreter throughout proceedings.
