Two men arrested after major Hartlepool cannabis seizure due to be sentenced at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty
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Albanian nationals Vladimir Cela, 41, and Kreshnik Sulvovari, aged 35, have admitted production of a class B drug at a disused commercial premises in Raby Road, Hartlepool, on January 23.
That day police raided three adjoining units and discovered hundreds of cannabis plants. Officers put a value on the haul of around £800,000.
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Hide AdCela and Sulvovari, both of no fixed address, appeared at Teesside Crown Court by videolink from Durham Prison on Friday, March 31.
Sentencing of both men will take place on April 18.
Judge Chris Smith said: “The court will set aside 45 minutes for your sentencing hearing and will listen to the information from your lawyers before deciding sentence.
"The fact that you have both pleaded guilty will be taken into account when the sentence is decided.”
Both defendants were remanded in custody in the meantime.