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BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
Two men jailed for roles in Peterhead nightclub cannabis farm
Two men have been jailed after a "sophisticated" £777,000 cannabis farm was discovered in a former nightclub in an Aberdeenshire production operation was found in the former Deja Vu venue in Peterhead in September last nationals Iraldo Sarasellil and Ronaldo Abazi, both 26, admitted their involvement at Peterhead Sheriff Court. Sarasellil was jailed for a total of four years, and Abazi for three-and-a-half years. Fiscal depute Ruaridh McAllister, prosecuting for the Crown, said the premises in question was a vacant nightclub that had previously been a said police received intelligence that a cannabis cultivation was forced entry through a fire door, and found two levels were being used for the "sophisticated" two-level set-up, with lighting, ventilation and electricity former nightclub dancefloor and the former cinema section of the building had been turned over to the cultivation of the was found inside while Sarasellil was detained while trying to escape through a window. Hundreds of plants A total of 960 cannabis plants were found as well as a large number of lamps, switchboards and fiscal depute said the maximum potential value of the drugs was £777, and Abazi both admitted producing cannabis and being concerned in its supply. Sarasellil further admitted that in July last year he had knowingly entered the UK in breach of a deportation order by an illegal small boat crossing from France, contrary to the Immigration Act. Sarasellil's defence solicitor, Iain Jane, said he had initially come to the UK illegally as he wanted to start a new life, but was was in debt and was offered the opportunity to return but had suspicions about the type of work that would be said the production of the cannabis was underway when he arrived. Abazi had told officers he was not involved in trafficking, but was just watering the cannabis solicitor, Sam Milligan, said he had no previous convictions, and described Abazi as being "at the base of the pyramid". Both men said they had faced threats to get them Annella Cowan said the potential value of the drugs had to be jailed Sarasellil for a total of four years, including six months for the deportation breach, with Abazi sentenced to three-and-a-half years.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Men admit roles in former nightclub cannabis farm
Two men have admitted their roles in a major cannabis farm discovered in a former nightclub in an Aberdeenshire town. The production operation was found in the former Deja Vu venue in Peterhead in September last year. Drugs estimated by police at the time to be worth £1.5m were seized. Iraldo Sarasellil - who was in the country illegally - and Ronaldo Abazi, both 26, admitted their involvement when they appeared at Peterhead Sheriff Court. Sentence was deferred. More stories from North East Scotland, Orkney and Shetland Listen to news from North East Scotland on BBC Sounds Police Scotland had described the find as a "large cannabis cultivation". Sarasellil and Abazi both admitted that, in Peterhead's Queen Street on 18 September last year, they produced cannabis. They also admitted being concerned in its supply. Sarasellil further admitted that in July last year he had knowingly entered the UK, in breach of a deportation order, by an illegal small boat crossing from France, contrary to the Immigration Act. After the guilty pleas were entered, the court did not hear the facts of the case, or an up-to-date final value for the drugs. Sentencing was adjourned until next month for the narration of what happened, and background reports on the two men. Two in court over £1.5m of cannabis in Peterhead
