Cannabis gardener jailed after raid by neighbourhood team

A man found tending to a large cannabis grow inside a house has been put behind bars.

Neighbourhood police discovered a grow of 112 plants when they raided the property in Summerwood Lane, Clifton, Nottingham, on 17 January 2025.

The Class B drug was being cultivated in a downstairs room, three bedrooms and most extensively in the loft.

Perparim Shehu was found in the kitchen and was arrested by officers from the City South neighbourhood policing team who carried out the warrant.

The 45-year-old, of no fixed abode, was jailed for one year after pleading guilty to the production of cannabis at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday (14 February).

Sergeant Simon Reid, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

“This was an extensive grow which would have made the criminals behind it a significant amount of money.

“I’m grateful to members of the public for information which allowed us to execute this warrant and put the grow out of use.

“Whoever set up the equipment to power it also put neighbouring people at risk because of the highly dangerous tampering with the electricity supply which we discovered.

“Whenever we shut down grows like this we always make further inquiries with property owners and landlords.

“We will not hesitate to prosecute people who allow their homes to be turned into drugs factories.

“The production of cannabis brings nothing but problems to communities so as a neighbourhood team it is always a good result when we can take positive action like this.”