Man charged after big cannabis grow found

A man has been charged after we found a cannabis grow in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.

Bernaldo Bitroshi, 25, of no fixed address, has been charged with producing a controlled drug of class B – cannabis.

It comes after officers from the City Proactive Team searched an address on Monday (17 February) and found an estimated 220 cannabis plants inside.

Bitroshi is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Wednesday 18 February).

If you’re concerned about cannabis cultivation in your area or if you think a building is being used as a grow, call us on 101 or use Live Chat on our website.

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.