Three men were jailed for growing 6,000 cannabis plants in a disused shop on West Stewart Street in Greenock, the largest cannabis cultivation found in Scotland.[1][2] Officers acting on intelligence searched the retail unit on 21 January 2024 and found two large growing areas with irrigation, industrial heating and lighting, a crop police valued at up to £3.6 million.[1][2][3]

Sentenced four months apart

Auriel Xhoka, 33, and Glendian Daci, 26, were each sentenced to three years and nine months at the High Court in Edinburgh on 12 December 2024 for being concerned in the production of a controlled drug.[1][2] Antonjo Selami, 38, received the same sentence at the same court on 23 April 2025 after pleading guilty to producing cannabis.[1][4]

Lord Doherty said the operation was capable of producing industrial quantities for commercial use, placing it in the highest harm category, and described Selami’s role as significant given the length of his involvement and his awareness of its scale.[4] A headline sentence of five years was reduced for the early guilty plea, backdated to 22 January 2024 when Selami was first remanded in custody.[4]