Police raid busts out 2,300-plant cannabis factory

A house raid has led to the discovery of a massive cannabis factory at a town-centre building.

- by Nick Frame

Officers found the 2,300 growing plants at Newgate House in Pontefract along with two men tending to them.

Illegal immigrant Agim Buci, 31, was jailed this week after it was found he “played a significant role” in the operation.

Leeds Crown Court heard that officers raided Buci’s mid-terrace home in Alverthorpe Road in Wakefield on October 7 last year. They found a cannabis farm setup that included 92 growing plants and equipment.