Beer Can And Lightbulb Help Jail Cannabis Farmer

A man has been jailed after his fingerprints were found in cannabis factories containing up to an estimated two million pounds worth of the drug.

Ardit Pali, 25, was linked by forensics to factories at Warboys Industrial Estate, in Warboys, near Huntingdon, on 2 May, 2021, and Sandy Industrial Estate, in Sandy, Bedfordshire, the following month.

The first had 19 growing rooms, containing 1674 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 estimated to be worth between £249,690 and £740,880.  

At Warboys, Pali’s fingerprints were found on multiple light bulbs, while 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 a hearing at Peterborough Crown Court, having 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.”