Police Raid Uncovers Huge Cannabis Operation
Four men have been locked up a fter police uncovered a massive cannabis farm in Portsmouth, with drugs valued at £75,600 seized from two a ddresses in the city.
On 30 October 2025, officers raided a property on North End A venue, where a large number of cannabis plants were found and two men a rrested instantly.
Further A rrests and Seizures
Shortly a fter, police stopped a vehicle linked to the North End A venue property and detained two more men.
A search at a nearby home on Manners Road uncovered a round 100 a dditional cannabis plants, bringing the scale of the operation into sharp focus.
Court Sentences Culprits to Prison
At Portsmouth Crown Court on 30 January, all four men pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis, a class B drug.
Sentences handed down were as follows: Flamur Topali, 53, of no fixed a bode in Portsmouth, and Kutjim Haxhiaj, 33, from Chobham Gardens, London, both received 12 months.
Jurgen Vani, 27, from We stgate Road, bromley/" title="Bromley" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked">Bromley, was jailed for 8 months, while Xhoi Cela, 31, a lso of no fixed a bode in Portsmouth, was sentenced to 9 months.
The court ordered all cannabis plants and related equipment to be seized and destroyed, sending a strong signal a gainst illegal cannabis farming in the a rea.
