A MAN who breached a deportation order and cultivating cannabis has been jailed and faces being thrown out of the UK.
Festim Ahmetaj, 35, of Victoria Square, Droitwich sentenced to 34 months for cannabis cultivation and breaching a deportation order.
He was convicted at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday (April 30) of cultivating a class B drug – cannabis and knowingly entering the UK in breach of a deportation order.
Ahmetaj was sentenced to 24 months in prison, the forfeiture and destruction of cannabis plants and growing equipment, the forfeiture of £300 cash and to pay a victim surcharge of £228 for the first offence.
He was given 10 months consecutively for the second offence.
Notice was also given to the Border and Immigration Agency that he may be liable for deportation.
Ahmetaj’s arrest, charges and sentencing followed a drugs warrant carried out by Task Force and Droitwich Safer Neighbourhood Team on April Fools Day.
Safer Neighbourhood Inspector for Droitwich, Lisa Hornberger, said: “We are pleased to swiftly get a custodial sentencing for Ahmetaj following our warrant at the address in Victoria Square last month.
“Cannabis grows like this are often linked to organised criminal gangs and this is another one shut down and the ‘farmer’ behind bars.
“Ahmetaj also breached a deportation order so he ultimately faces being thrown out of the UK pending a decision by the Border and Immigration Agency.”
