A MAN has been jailed after attempting to flee through a window following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Westcliff.
Arber Tota, 28, of no fixed address, has been sentenced to 20 months at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday after admitting his role in producing cannabis.
This was after a raid was executed at an address in Westcliff on February 13, 2024.
Once inside, officers located Tota within a bedroom as he tried to flee through an open window.
The property featured four rooms set up to facilitate a significant cannabis grow, with 178 plants at various stages of growth discovered.
Drug experts found the total yield of this crop to be 15kg of cannabis, with a wholesale worth of £52,500.
Tota was charged with and admitted producing a controlled drug of Class B.
Appearing at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday 13 March, he was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment.
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