Cambs cannabis farmer caught after DNA found on beer cans
A man whose fingerprints were found in cannabis factories has been jailed. Ardit Pali was linked by forensics to two cannabis factories containing up to an estimated £2 million worth of the drug.
The 25-year-old was linked to a cannabis factory at Warboys Industrial Estate, in Warboys, near Huntingdon[1], on May 2, 2021, and another at Sandy Industrial Estate, in Sandy, Bedfordshire, the following month. The first had 19 growing rooms, containing 1,674 cannabis plants thought to have a value of between £461,000 and £1.38 million.
The second was similar, with 15 rooms and a total of 882 cannabis plants. These were estimated to be worth between £249,690 and £740,880.
At Warboys, Pali’s fingerprints were found on multiple light bulbs. At Sandy, his DNA was found on numerous bulb boxes as well as a Heineken beer can.
Pali, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Peterborough Crown Court[3] on Tuesday (April 11). He had pleaded guilty to two counts of producing a controlled class B drug.
DC James Campbell said: “Drugs are a stain on society and cause so much harm to people who use, as well as law-abiding people who suffer from associated crime and anti-social behaviour. I am pleased that Pali has now been served justice and can reflect on his crimes.”
References
- ^ Huntingdon (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
- ^ HMP Whitemoor slammed as ‘dirtiest’ prison after blood stain and rodent infestations uncovered (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
- ^ Peterborough Crown Court (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)