Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police officers found Servet Dulla hiding among loft insulation.
Hamilton Sheriff Court.(Image: Hamilton Advertiser)
A cannabis gardener has been jailed for two years after plants worth more than £27,000 were seized in Wishaw.
Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police officers found Servet Dulla hiding among loft insulation.
The 45-year-old Albanian admitted producing cannabis at a house in Mid Carbarns on January 12.
John Coogan, prosecuting, said police were tipped off about a possible drugs cultivation. Officers armed with a search warrant went to the house late on a Sunday night.
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There was no answer when they knocked but they could see the accused inside.
He went upstairs and made as if to jump from a window, prompting the cops to force entry.
They found Dulla in the loft along with cannabis plants and growing equipment. He was hiding amongst loft insulation.
There were 46 plants with a potential value of £200 to £600 each.
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Routine checks were made by the Home Office but there was no evidence that Dulla was a victim of people trafficking.
Sheriff John Speir reduced the prison sentence from three years because of Dulla’s early guilty plea.
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