Nikolin Macaj, who is from Albania, was found in the semi-detached property on Latchmere Gardens, West Park, when police and members of Leeds City Council visited the property on March 13 after concerns were raised. Leeds Crown Court heard that police officers noticed a makeshift curtain on the stairs, which police recognised was a regular sign of a cannabis farm.
Get the latest headlines, straight to your inbox, with YEP’s free emails Mitigating, Caroline Abraham said: “His best mitigation is his early guilty plea which was entered at the first available opportunity. He understands it’s inevitable he will receive an immediate custodial sentence.” She said he came to the UK in 2022 illegally in “search for a better life” but was put to work in the London cannabis farm to pay off his debt.