May 15, 2020 12.31 pm This story is over 46 months old

Two men charged over £1m cannabis farm near Spilsby

Million pound drug operation discovered by police

By Local Democracy Reporter

Lincolnshire Police have arrested and charged two men near Spilsby with running a million pound drug operation.

Officers attended an address in Firsby on Thursday, May 14 where cannabis plants were growing, with an estimated street value of over £1 million in quantity.

The two men, Gjerj Mhilaj and Alfred Smrkoj, both 24 from Firsby, are awaiting an appearance at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Friday, May 15.

With investigations still ongoing, police also arrested a further three people who have since been released.

These suspects were two men aged 37 and 36, and a woman aged 19.