A PAIR of Albanian drug producers have been jailed after running a cannabis farm worth £1 million.
The men had already been deported by police previously and had illegally snuck back into the UK to run their cannabis farm.
Daniel Kabali was one half of a pair running a £1 million cannabis farmSupplied
Fatos Demucaj and his accomplice have both received hefty jail sentencesSupplied
Fatos Demucaj, 34, and Daniel Kabali, 22, had illegally returned to Yorkshire to set up their illegal operation.
However, they were finally caught when cops raided a Woolston Warehouse building in Bradford in April.
Police broke into the boarded up warehouse to discover 600 cannabis plants, which were nearly ready to provide two yields of 50kg.
Each yield had an estimated value of £500,000 meaning the pair were hiding a £1 million cannabis farm in the warehouse.
They had even made small renovations to the building to support their drug operation, including adding in an “additional chimney” and messing with the electrical systems.
Demucaj was caught while trying to flee the building, while Kabali – his accomplice – was arrested on the third floor of the building.
Prosecutor Jordan Millican told Bradford Crown Court on July 9 that both men had previously been deported from the UK and had returned illegally to run their drug operation.
Kabali had been deported to Albania after serving a 15-month sentence in a young offender’s institution.
Meanwhile, Demucaj had entered the country illegally in 2013 before agreeing to return home to Albania just months later.
He returned to the UK in 2015 and was subsequently hit with a 28-month jail sentence for possessing Class A drugs with intent.
Demucaj was deported for a second time in May 2023, but returned once again.
Both men pleaded guilty to breaching their deportation conditions and to producing cannabis, with Kabali receiving a four year prison sentence.
Demucaj was slammed with a slightly longer sentence of four years and three months.
After serving half of their sentences in the UK, they will be automatically deported to Albania.
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