Hull Man Jailed Following Significant Seizure of Cannabis

A man has been sentenced following seizure of cannabis with street value of nearly £150,000. 

On 15 March this year after officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit and Humberside Police executed a warrant at a property in Humberside. 

Inside the property, officers discovered a sophisticated operation of cannabis plants across all 3 ground floor rooms and 3 of the upstairs rooms in the house. 

A total of 165 plants were seized, with a street value of £148,500 and the electricity in the property had been tampered with.  

Drilon Loka, 27 of Lambert Street, Hull was arrested and subsequently charged with being concerned in production of a controlled drug. 

On 17 April, he appeared at Hull Crown Court and was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty at a previous hearing. 

Detective Chief Inspector Al Burns of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, said: “We welcome the sentence handed down to Loka and would like to thank our colleagues at Humberside Police for their support throughout this investigation. 

“This is another example of our determination and commitment to disrupt individuals who are cultivating and supplying drugs into our communities.”