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WATCH: Bretton, Peterborough, cannabis factory grower caught and jailed
Police seized 134 plants worth up to about £112,560
![Once inside, police found various rooms at this Bretton, Peterborough, home had been converted to grow cannabis and seized 134 plants worth up to about £112,560 Once inside, police found various rooms at this Bretton, Peterborough, home had been converted to grow cannabis and seized 134 plants worth up to about £112,560](https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/raid-1.jpg)
A man who was found with a £112,000 cannabis factory in Peterborough has been jailed. Ergas Elaqu, 34, was arrested on 20 May this year after the Neighbourhood Support Team carried out a warrant at a house in Eyrescroft, Bretton.
Inside, officers found various rooms had been converted to grow cannabis and seized 134 plants worth up to about £112,560.
![Once inside, police found various rooms at this Bretton, Peterborough, home had been converted to grow cannabis and seized 134 plants worth up to about £112,560](https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/raid-2.jpg)
Once inside, police found various rooms at this Bretton, Peterborough, home had been converted to grow cannabis and seized 134 plants worth up to about £112,560
Elaqu, of no fixed address, appeared at Peterborough Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday) where he was sentenced to a year in prison after previously pleading guilty to producing cannabis.
Detective Constable Paul Baxter, who investigated, said: “Cannabis factories are often linked to organised crime groups which bring harm to our communities in the form of violence, exploitation, and other criminality.
![Ergas Elaqu, 34, was arrested on 20 May this year after the Neighbourhood Support Team carried out a warrant at a house in Eyrescroft, Bretton.](https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ergas-Elaqu.jpg)
Ergas Elaqu, 34, was arrested on 20 May this year after the Neighbourhood Support Team carried out a warrant at a house in Eyrescroft, Bretton.
“I would encourage anyone to familiarise themselves with the signs of a property being used as a cannabis factory and report any concerns to us.”
Anyone with concerns or information about drugs can report online via the dedicated drugs information webpage.