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# Two charged after four-storey cannabis factory found on Ipswich high street
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/two-charged-after-four-storey-cannabis-factory-found-on-ipswich-high-street/
- Published: 2024-12-23T13:51:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:26:42.000Z
- Description: Two men have been charged after police discovered a large-scale cannabis growing operation spread across four floors of a former shop building in Ipswich town centre.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, Courts, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**The details**: Police executed a planned raid under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a derelict business premises in Carr Street on Friday 20 December.

- Officers found cannabis being grown across four floors of the building.
- Two men were arrested at the scene.

**Who's involved**: Kledis Zefi, 23, and Llazar Lepuri, 21, both of no fixed address, have been charged with production of a controlled Class B drug.

**The bottom line**: Zefi and Lepuri will remain in custody until they're due to appear at Ipswich Crown Court on 20 January.

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