A man who hid in a wall for two hours after officers raided a cannabis grow in Warwickshire has been jailed for more than two years.

On the morning of Tuesday, 23 July, detectives raided a warehouse on Harbury's Churchlands estate.

Inside they discovered an elaborate cannabis grow, complete with living quarters, kitchen and bathroom.

Spread over two floors was an estimated 3,577 cannabis plants – with an estimated street value of between £1 million and £2 million.

It was hours later, as detectives combed through the unit, that they discovered 46-year-old Emri Bushi hiding in a cavity between two walls.

Emri Bushy has been jailed for two years and three months (image via Warwickshire Police)

He was promptly arrested and subsequently charged with abstracting electricity and production of cannabis.

And on Wednesday, 11 September, at Warwick Crown Court, he was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. 

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Detective Constable Pitt said: "Most of the cannabis produced in this country is now done so by violent, dangerous criminal gangs who terrorise communities and rely on drugs income to keep their violence going.

"We welcome this sentence and we're pleased to have been able to seize such a substantial amount of drugs.

"Our message to the criminals trying to set up shop in Warwickshire is simple – we'll be seeing you, sooner or later."