Pair jailed over £16,000 cannabis find in Shrewsbury
Two men have been jailed for producing cannabis in Shrewsbury worth up to £16,000.
Fred Menga, 28, and Erikson Manoj, 27, both of Sundorne Crescent, Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty to the production of cannabis at their property.
Manoj also admitted a further charge of possessing false identification documents with improper intention.
At Shrewsbury Justice Centre on Monday, Manoj was jailed for two years, with Menga receiving a ten-month sentence.
The court heard how police in Shrewsbury executed a warrant at an address in Sundorne Crescent on December 12 last year.
At the address, a total of 202 cannabis plants were recovered that were worth between £10,000 and £16,000.
At the time police tweeted:
After the drugs discovery, police also discovered the false identification documents.
The court was told how the pair had come to the UK illegally from Albania and were acting as gardeners to produce the cannabis.
It was also explained how Manoj had moved to Shrewsbury in a bid to find work opportunities.
Judge J Wait, sitting as a deputy circuit judge said the operation that was in place was a sophisticated one.
He said that Manoj had been supplied with false indemnification documents and a van, and a significant part was played in the cannabis growth.
