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17:27 18/06/2021
Two men have been arrested and hundreds of suspected cannabis plants discovered at a former supermarket in Tibshelf.
Officers carried out a warrant at the old Co-Op, in High Street, on Monday morning and found almost 1,000 plants growing inside.
The two men, who were arrested at the scene, have been charged with production of cannabis. They appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 15 where one was remanded in custody and the other released on bail.
Genci Polisi, 38, of Rushland Field, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, was remanded to prison – while Artan Zeqiri, 30, of Albany Street, Camden, London, was released on bail.
Genci Polisi will next appear at Derby Crown Court on 13 July and Artan Zeqiri will appear at the same court on 6 July.