All of the defendants included in this list acknowledged their wrong doing, by entering guilty pleas during hearings held at Sheffield Crown Court.
They have all be jailed during hearings held at the same court since the middle of July 2023.
To report a crime to South Yorkshire Police please call 101.
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5. Vranakant Mehill: Albanian cannabis farmer jailed over 'commercial' farm at South Yorkshire home
An Albanian cannabis farmer jailed over a farm grown in a South Yorkshireproperty originally came to the UK with hopes of gaining 'legitimate' employment to support his family, a court has been told. The criminal exploits of 21-year-old defendant, Vranakant Mehill, were uncovered on June 26, 2023 when police officers raided a property in Doncaster Road, Rotherham after receiving ‘reports of a cannabis growth there,’ prosecutor, Samuel Ponniah told Sheffield Crown Court. “There were a total of 55 plants in the property. The defendant was arrested, and near him were two mobile phones. He would not provide any information as to ownership, or access, to those mobile phones. “He was interviewed that same day, suggesting he had been forced into the operation to satisfy a debt, but accepted he was free to come and go as he pleased,” Mr Ponniah added. Mehill, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to a charge of production of cannabis at an earlier hearing. The judge, Recorder Simon Kealey KC, said it was clear the intention of those involved with the operation was ‘commercial supply’. Recorder Kealey jailed Mehill for two years and ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs and associated paraphernalia found at the property. | SYP