A man found hiding in the attic of a house which was being used as a cannabis farm had come to the UK in search of a better life, a court has heard. Faik Hoxha was found hiding in the attic of the property when police carried out an intelligence-led raid at the address in Neath. The property had been entirely given over to the production of cannabis with more than 170 plants of varying levels of maturity being cultivated.
Swansea Crown Court heard Hoxha had paid people traffickers to get him into Britain and was hoping to send any money he earned back to his family in Albania. His advocate told the court that as an only son his client had felt it was his duty to support his family.
Alycia Carpanini, prosecuting, said on the morning of November 27 last year police executed a search warrant at a house in Penrhiwtyn Street in Penrhiwtyn, Neath, following the receipt of information which suggested the property was being used for the growing of cannabis. She said officers tried to force entry through the front door only to find it barricaded from within but were able to kick their way through the back door.
