Acting on information received from members of the public and their own intelligence, officers from...

Published: 11:42 pm January 18, 2024
Updated: 11:40 am October 8, 2025
A man found growing 136 cannabis plants in Huntingdon has been jailed

Acting on information received from members of the public and their own intelligence, officers from the Huntingdon Neighbourhood Team paid a visit to a property in Surrey Road on 27 November.

They discovered five rooms containing cannabis plans and arrested 27-year-old Viktor Sokolaj at the scene.

Sokolaj admitted being concerned in the production of cannabis.

At Peterborough Crown Court yesterday (16 January), Sokolaj, of Arbury Road, Cambridge, was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Detective Constable Lauren Skinner, who investigated, said: “Thanks to information received and our own investigation, we were able to shut down this cannabis factory. We can’t be everywhere and we rely on people in communities being our eyes and ears. If you suspect something isn’t right, it more than likely isn’t.

We would encourage people to look out for signs of illegal cannabis factories including blacked out windows and people coming and going at various times of the day.

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