We can see you! Moment three drug dealers are spotted by a drone as they try to hide from police on roof of their factory where they stashed £200,000 worth of cannabis
- Gerald Dosku, 26, Keli Bicaku, 35, and Bledar Bardhi, 32, jailed today
- Trio pleaded guilty to a charge of being concerned in the production of cannabis
Three drug dealers have been jailed after trying to hide from police on the roof of a cannabis factory.
The men were arrested after police discovered £200,000 worth of cannabis in a warehouse in Nailsea, Somerset.
The offenders fled onto the roof of the building in an attempt to evade capture but the building was quickly surrounded.
Gerald Dosku, 26 of Wakefield, Keli Bicaku, 35, and Bledar Bardhi, 32, both of no fixed address, appeared at Bristol Crown Court today.
The trio faced a charge of being concerned in the production of cannabis, for which they pleaded guilty and were sentenced to one and a half years each.
Keli Bicaku, 35, appeared at Bristol Crown Court today and was jailed for one and a half years
Bledar Bardhi (left) and Gerald Dosku (right) are both also jailed for one and a half years each
Three drug dealers have been jailed after being discovered hiding from police – on the roof of a cannabis factory
The court heard how, on Friday December 2, officers discovered a cannabis factory and an estimated street value of almost £200,000 worth of the drug within a warehouse.
Police acted after a call from members of the public, with the force’s specialist drone unit being the first on the scene.
They subsequently came down and were arrested. They were then charged the following day.
Officer in the case, Michael Clarke, said: ‘This was a large and sophisticated set up. Drugs, and the crimes affiliated with them, have the ability to cause a great deal of harm and even ruin lives.
‘It is great to have been able to disrupt their criminal operation, thanks to the sharp eyes of the local community.
‘We would like to thank our colleagues in the drone unit, as well as support from the neighbourhood policing team, for their support during the operation.
‘We hope this sentence will serve as a warning to anyone involved in drug production and drug dealing.’
The offenders fled onto the roof of the building in an attempt to evade capture but the building was quickly surrounded
The men were arrested after police discovered £200,000 worth of cannabis in a warehouse in Nailsea, Somerset
Police acted after a call from members of the public, with the force’s specialist drone unit
‘We hope this sentence will serve as a warning to anyone involved in drug production and drug dealing,’ police said