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# Latest cannabis farm bust reveals sophisticated growing operation run by Ipswich man in quiet Hadleigh street
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/latest-cannabis-farm-bust-reveals-sophisticated-growing-operation/
- Published: 2024-12-02T16:37:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:28:47.000Z
- Description: A man from the Ipswich area has been jailed for 10 months after police discovered a sophisticated cannabis growing operation spread across five separate areas of a Hadleigh home.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, Courts, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**The big picture:** Officers from Suffolk Police's Sentinel South team discovered 158 cannabis plants at different growth stages during a raid on 19 August, suggesting a carefully planned long-term operation designed for regular harvesting.

**Why it matters:** The setup, which police estimate could produce between 4.4kg and 13.2kg of cannabis, had a potential street value ranging from £17,000 to £80,000.

![Hadleigh cannabis farm](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1733157283-hadleigh-cannabis-farm-1-1.jpg)

Plants were grown in five separate growing areas spread across three rooms and a split loft space Photo: Ford, Jonathan (Corp Comms) (Suffolk Constabulary)

![Hadleigh cannabis farm](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1733157293-hadleigh-cannabis-farm-2.jpg)

Police estimate the farm could produce between 4.4kg and 13.2kg of cannabis Photo: Ford, Jonathan (Corp Comms) (Suffolk Constabulary)

**The details:** Jani Murati, 37, of no fixed abode but from the Ipswich area, was caught using a ladder to access the converted loft space when officers entered the Ann Beaumont Way property

- Three upstairs rooms had been modified for cannabis production
- The loft had been divided into two additional growing areas
- Officers seized cash, a mobile phone and cultivation equipment

**What's next:** Following his guilty plea at Ipswich Magistrates Court on 20 August, Murati was sentenced to 10 months in jail at Ipswich Crown Court on 25 November.

The court also ordered:

- Destruction of all cannabis plants
- Confiscation of £538 in cash
- Seizure of a mobile phone and growing equipment

![Jani Murati](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1733157260-jani-murati-edited.png)

Following his guilty plea, Murati was sentenced to 10 months in jail at Ipswich Crown Court (Suffolk Constabulary)

**Bottom line:** This sophisticated operation shows how residential properties are being converted into professional-scale drug production facilities, with criminals using multiple rooms and spaces to maximise yields.

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