Four men jailed after discovery of £1.8 million cannabis factory

Four men have been jailed following the discovery of one of the largest cannabis factories ever found in Suffolk, worth £1.8million.

Four men were sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court today to a combined total of more than nine years.

The four men and there sentences are:

Mindaugas Ivoskus, 27, of no fixed abode. Sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment.Egidijus Ivoskus, 42, of no fixed abode. Sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment.Karolis Gumauskas, 26, of no fixed abode. Sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment.Ovidijus Urbonas, 41, of King's Cross Road, London. Sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment.

Police found the factory in a business park in The Street in October last year.

More than 2,500 cannabis plants were found within a number of buildings.

A 65-year-old man was also arrested in connection with the incident but has subsequently been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Detective Inspector Mark Pollikett said: "This was one of the largest cannabis factory finds in Suffolk in recent years and the overall yield from the plants from within the buildings would have been substantial.

"We continually work to disrupt such illegal factories because of the harm they cause and the associated criminal acts which go hand in hand with the running of these illegal operations.

"The combined sentence handed down today demonstrates that anyone involved in the supply of drugs will not be treated lightly by the courts and we will continue to work to ensure that Suffolk is a hostile place for this type of criminality.”