A man has pleaded guilty before the courts just one day after officers found 350 cannabis plants at a disused retail property in Carmarthenshire.

Pllumb Krosi, aged 34, was arrested on Wednesday, April 30, after officers from Carmarthenshire’s Priority Policing Team forced entry into a property on Vaughan Street, Llanelli to execute a pre-planned drugs warrant.

Upon entering via the back of the building, officers were faced with a large-scale cannabis farm spanning three floors, with sophisticated modifications to control the building’s temperature, lighting, ventilation, and electricity.

Krosi was found by officers in what was described as the “living quarters” of the cannabis farm before he was swiftly arrested and taken into custody. He was charged and remanded later that day.

Approximately £326,000 worth of cannabis plants were seized during the search, along with keys to a padlock fixed to a metal bar which had been set up to prevent anyone forcing entry to the building.

Appearing at Llanelli Magistrates court the very next day (1 May), Pllumb Krosi pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis and was remanded into custody until his sentencing at Swansea Crown Court on Thursday, 29 May 2025.

Detective Sergeant Richard Saunders said “This is just one of many warrants carried out as part of Operation Scotney as we seek to disrupt the production of cannabis by organised crime gangs in our force area.

“I want to urge the public to remain vigilant to the signs of cannabis grows in their local area and to continue to report any concerns to police. This case shows our commitment to ensuring our force area remains hostile to those who deal drugs.”