Man jailed for three years over 1,450-plant Immingham cannabis factory
Great Grimsby Crown Court jailed Klodjan Hila for three years and two months on 25 May 2021 for cultivating cannabis at a factory on Owmby Close in Immingham. Police raided the new-build property on 12 June 2020 and found about 1,450 plants that Humberside Police valued at £652,500.
Great Grimsby Crown Court sentenced Klodjan Hila, 36, of no fixed abode to
three years and two months in prison on 25 May 2021 for cultivating cannabis at
an address on Owmby Close in Immingham.[1]He had pleaded guilty to
cultivation.[1]
Humberside Police raided the new-build property on the morning of Friday 12
June 2020 and found about 1,450 plants in multiple rooms, which the force
valued at £652,500.[2][3]Two men were arrested at the scene on suspicion of
cultivating cannabis: Hila and Ylli Krakulli, 33, also of no fixed abode, who
were both charged.[2][3]
The raid was part of a wider clearance of cannabis houses across North East
Lincolnshire under Operation Galaxy, which recovered more than 2,500 plants
from nine factories in about a month.[2][3]A Humberside Police spokesman said
the force would keep targeting drug production to make communities safer.[1]
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Darren Davis, 39, a homeless man, and his partner Catherine Evans, 36, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court in November 2026 for dealing 'spice' and a small cannabis quantity. Police found Davis carrying six bags of spice worth up to £750 on 2 June, and later searches of his hostel, a storage unit and Evans' home uncovered more drugs and thousands of pounds in cash.
Joel Niven, 20, of Walney near Barrow-in-Furness, was convicted of cannabis possession after officers recovered a sealed bag from him at Barrow Park. Magistrates fined him £80, ordered £117 in costs and surcharge, and sought forfeiture of the drugs. He had a previous caution for cannabis possession from December 2025.
Rorie Jeffs, 25, of Aylesbury, was found guilty of possession of cannabis at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay £85 plus a further £26 surcharge. He was one of the most recent cases concluded at the court as reported in the 10 November 2026 round-up.
Three men were each jailed for four years over a large-scale cannabis factory in Greenock's former Tobacco Warehouse, raided in June 2025 with more than 1,000 plants. Ariel Ruko has appealed his sentence, with a hearing due at the High Court in Edinburgh on 17 November 2026.
