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Man in court after police raid cannabis farm on industrial estate

News | Rhys Williams | Published: 16:53, Tuesday June 2nd, 2026.
Last updated: 17:20, Tuesday June 2nd, 2026

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Gwent Police raided a unit on Bowen Industrial Estate

A 42-year-old man will appear at Cardiff Crown Court later this month after police raided an alleged cannabis farm on an industrial estate in Aberbargoed.

More than 300 plants were discovered inside two connected commercial units on Bowen Industrial Estate on Tuesday May 26 – when police raided the site and arrested a man inside the address.

Albert Hysaj, of no fixed abode, was charged with cultivating a cannabis plant, and appeared at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Thursday May 28,

No plea was entered however, and he will next appear in Cardiff Crown Court on June 26.

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