Thanet drugs investigation results in one charged
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A suspect has been charged in Thanet as part of officers’ work to disrupt organised crime.
Neighbourhood officers visited a property in Tothill Street in Minster, following concerns received regarding suspected criminal activity in the area.
During the morning of Tuesday 12 November 2024, police found the property was being used to house a cannabis cultivation, with more than 600 plants found. Multiple black sacks of harvested cannabis were also seized and officers have now dismantled the growing equipment being used.
As part of their enquiries into the address, an arrest was made.
Charged
On Wednesday 13 November, Aleksjo Lazaj, 22, of no fixed address, was charged with being concerned in the production of cannabis.
He appeared at Margate Magistrates’ Court later the same day and was remanded in custody. The case will next be heard at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 16 December.