A MAN caught tending a cannabis farm in Shipley has been remanded back into custody and warned by the judge that he could make no promises that he wouldn’t be jailed.
Angelo Zumpa, 24, a Greek national, was arrested on May 4 at the grow in Aireville Road.
Today, he appeared before Bradford Crown Court on a video link to HMP Leeds to plead guilty to production of cannabis.
His solicitor advocate, Nicholas Leadbeater, asked the court to adjourn sentence for a probation report.
He said Zumpa was legally in the country and had no previous convictions.
His client had admitted the charge on the basis that he was acting as a gardener at the cannabis farm.
Mr Leadbeater wanted the report to explore alternatives to an immediate prison sen-tence.
Abdul Shakoor, prosecuting, said the Crown did not challenge the basis of plea unless two phones seized from the address refuted Zumpa’s claim of a lesser role in the drugs operation.
Judge Andrew Hatton adjourned the case until August 11.
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