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Two charged after £400,000-worth of cannabis is seized in Hull

Two charged after £400,000-worth of cannabis is seized in Hull

BBC News15-04-2025
Two men have been charged over producing cannabis worth more than £400,000.The drugs were seized in a Humberside Police raid in New Cleveland Street, Hull, on Friday.Ernest Gioka, 24, of New Cleveland Street, and Gjergj Biba, 32, of Coundon Road, Coventry, have been charged with the production of a Class B drug and abstracting electricity without authority.Both have been remanded in custody ahead of their court appearances.
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