TWO jailed cannabis dealers have been ordered to give up almost £200,000 of cash seized by the police when they were arrested after they were beaten up at their Bradford home.

Glisen Xhaferri, 26, Redjon Murati, 28, appeared before Bradford Crown Court on video links to HMP Moorland for a confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Armed masked men attack trio who had almost £300k in drugs and cash

Xhaferri, 26, was imprisoned for three years and Murati for 27 months in September last year for possession of the Class B drug with intent to supply it. Xhaferri was also convicted of possession of money as criminal property.

On Friday, Recorder Patrick Palmer made a confiscation order in the sum of £120,896 against Xhaferri and £75,510 in respect of Murati.

Howard Shaw, for the Crown, said Xhaferri’s benefit from criminal activity was £203,635, while the sum for Murati was £75,510.

Mr Shaw said all the money was in the hands of the police , along with the cannabis seized.

Recorder Palmer ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs.

During the sentencing hearing, the court was told that the men had almost £300,000 in drugs and cash that was seized by the police after they were attacked by armed masked men.

The pair and an accomplice were rushed to the A&E department at Bradford Royal Infirmary following the attack at their home. Xhaferri had cuts to his head and nose and Murati a deep wound to his wrist.

The police found the men’s abandoned Audi A5 near the hospital. It contained £84,000 in a black bag on the back seat.

The men were then arrested and officers searched a three-bedroom bungalow they were living in on Highgate Road in Queensbury.

Sixteen 1kg bags of cannabis - which had a wholesale value of £71,250 and a street value of £151,710 - were recovered from the property.

In one bedroom, nearly £35,000 was found in cash in a wardrobe. Other items recovered included an anti-spy detector, €1,000, mobile phones and £240.

The court was told that Xhaferri had gained the equivalent of an engineering degree in Albania. The attack was a ‘rude awakening’ for him and the others.

Murati came to this country after being exploited and trafficked. The attack had left him with long-term injuries that had affected his ability to work as a painter and decorator.

Jailing the men, Recorder Judy Dawson said they were trusted members high up the drugs chain.