Man charged over £100,000 cannabis factory in South Yorkshire

A man has been charged by South Yorkshire Police over a £100,000 cannabis factory.

Ilir Istrefaj, aged 43, of no fixed abode, has been charged with production of cannabis over the discovery of 234 cannabis plants at a property on Middlesex Street, Worsbrough Common, on Thursday afternoon.

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He has attended his first hearing at court over the charge.

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Anyone with information about those involved in drugs in South Yorkshire communities should call the police on 101.

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