A desperate cannabis farmer fled a house when police turned up, but left his driving licence and multiple fingerprints around the property.
Officers were called the the house on Shepley Street on Wakefield ’s Eastmoor estate following reports of a disturbance in the early hours of July 30. Leeds Crown Court heard that on arrival at around 3am, they spotted Edison Picari hiding in a tree in the garden, but then ran when he was spotted. The door to the property was open and officers found more than 220 plants in the attic and cellar area. It was accompanied by the usual set-up of fans, extractors, transformers and lights.
Mitigating, Imran Khan said that like many, Picari had left his home in Albania for a “better life”, but paid an organised gang a “significant amount” to smuggle him into the UK. He added: “He worked in construction for two weeks but became involved in the cannabis farm. He knew he was doing wrong but it was simply a way to pay off his debt. He regrets his role entirely.
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