Nottinghamshire cannabis grower found hiding in wheelie bin jailed

More than 150 cannabis plants were found inside the house in Mansfield Woodhouse

A drug farmer found hiding inside a wheelie bin by a police sniffer dog has been jailed for eight months.

Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to a report of a cannabis smell coming from a house in Mansfield Woodhouse on 7 February.

More than 150 cannabis plants - with an estimated street value of about £90,000 - were found inside.

Armando Hysaj, 25, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday for producing a controlled drug of Class B.

Police said they were called to the property in The Rushes by a bailiff who was carrying out a warrant for non-payment of gas and electric.

When officers arrived, Hysaj fled from the house.

The area was searched and a police dog led his handler to a nearby wheelie bin where Hysaj, of The Rushes, was found hiding inside.

PC Shaun Healey, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "He may have thought a wheelie bin to be a good hiding place, but in reality it was no match for a well-trained police dog."