Two men have admitted involvement in an illegal cannabis production operation after police discovered almost 300 cannabis plants with a potential yield of £118,000 inside an empty South Cumbria nightclub.
Emiljano Marku and Geg Gjegjaj, both 21, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court this morning.
During a short hearing in front of a judge, Marku and Gjegjaj pleaded guilty to one offence of being concerned in the production of a controlled class B.
Their crime came to light on Sunday, 9th October, when police arrested three men after the execution of a warrant at a property on Crown Street in Millom. There they discovered a cannabis farm.
A prosecutor had told an earlier magistrates’ court hearing how officers found a total of 297 plants being cultivated in the nightclub.
A police spokesman said in the aftermath of the discovery: “Investigative activity remains ongoing as police conduct enquiries at the scene.”
Lawyers for Marku and Gjegjaj said both were keen to be sentenced immediately for their wrongdoing.
However, the judge, Recorder Paul Hodgkinson, opted to adjourn the case because a third defendant, 23-year-old Trandafilos Mhilli, was not legally represented. He was unable at this stage to enter a plea to the cannabis production charge he jointly faces.
All three defendants were present in court.
Their case was adjourned to 9th December and the three men, all of no fixed address, were remanded in custody in the meantime.
