Ex-hairdresser turned cannabis farmer smashed through roof to flee from police
Ariull Uka and an accomplice rushed into the loft when officers raided a converted three-bedroom rented house in Loughborough, a court heard
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Leicestershire Police said that it's believed more than 150 plants were taken from the property (Image: Leicestershire Police)
A jobless hairdresser who turned to cannabis growing tried to smash his way out of an attic roof when the police arrived.
Ariull Uka, 28, lost his legitimate job in a hair salon during the pandemic and ended up tending illegal plants in Albert Promenade, Loughborough.
Leicester Crown Court was told that when officers forced an entry on Thursday December 3, Uka and fellow gardener, Pavlin Gjoni, tried to hide in the loft of the end terraced property.