A cannabis farmer who tried to escape through the back door of a house as police forced their way in through the front has been jailed.
Orland Hysenleka, 28, ran back into the kitchen of the house in Lady Charlotte Way, Hampton Hargate, Peterborough, as police executed a drugs warrant at about 8.30am on 12 November last year.
Officers found cannabis grows on both floors of the house containing a total of 144 plants. The electricity box had also been bypassed.
In interview, Hysenleka claimed he had been at the house watering the plants for about a month and had been given £100 for food.
He also told detectives he owed a debt to men who helped him gain illegal entry to Britain in 2018.
On Tuesday, 17 January, at Peterborough Crown Court, Hysenleka, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and two months in prison, having pleaded guilty to producing cannabis – a class B drug.
He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £228.
DC Andrew Donaldson said: “By executing this warrant we seized a large amount of cannabis and prevented it from being sold on the streets.
“Drugs cause a huge amount of harm to communities so we will not let up in our campaign to target these criminals and disrupt their trade.”
If you suspect drug activity in your area, you can report it through the force website.
