Two men accused of producing cannabis at South Yorkshire property

Two men have been accused of producing cannabis at a property in South Yorkshire.
By Jon Cooper
Published 15th Jun 2020, 09:54 BST
Updated 17th Jun 2020, 19:41 BST
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Sheffield Magistrates’ Court – sitting at the Sheffield Crown Court building – heard on Thursday, June 11, how Flamur Zaimi, aged 39, and Soni Zogu, aged 28, allegedly produced the class B controlled drug at a property on Tune Street, at Worsbrough Common, Barnsley.

Kirsty Pearson, prosecuting, said the Crown Prosecution Service argues the case is not suitable for a summary trial at magistrates’ court and will need to be committed to crown court due to the seriousness of the alleged offence.

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She claimed the case involves an alleged large scale production for commercial use.

Two Albanian men have been accused of producing cannabis at a property in South Yorkshire.Two Albanian men have been accused of producing cannabis at a property in South Yorkshire.
Two Albanian men have been accused of producing cannabis at a property in South Yorkshire.

Zaimi, of Edensor Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, and Zogu, of Darnley Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, both gave no indication of plea at this stage of proceedings.

Magistrates committed the case for a further hearing at Sheffield Crown Court on July 9. Both defendants were remanded in custody.