Neighbourhood police officers in Mapperley have secured a court order to shut down a drugs den property being used to grow cannabis.
The semi-detached house in Porchester Road, Mapperley, has been raided twice in the past year and on both occasions officers discovered it had been converted into a drugs factory.
Officers from the City South neighbourhood policing team have now secured a closure order, which will remain in place for six months.
The team executed the latest warrant at the address on 10 November 2025.
A man, later discovered to be Gezim Celaj, was spotted running through the property as officers forced open the front door.
He was detained in the living room and searches then uncovered 72 cannabis plants across two growing areas in a bedroom and the loft.
Celaj, aged 21, of Porchester Road, pleaded guilty to producing a Class B drug.
At Nottingham Crown Court on Friday (12 December) he was jailed for six months.
As well as placing Celaj before the courts, officers also worked on securing a closure order so the property cannot be used as a drugs den in future.
Gezim Celaj has been jailed
Police Constable Emily Hart, of the neighbourhood team, said:
“Warrants have been executed at the address twice this year and on both occasions the house had been turned into a drugs factory.
“Grows like these act as a magnet for other criminals who want to steal the crop, bring associated antisocial behaviour and risks from fire because of the dangerous abstracting of electricity we often see.
“For these reasons it was pleasing to be able to place Celaj before the courts and shut the property down so it cannot be used as a drugs den in future.
“Securing these orders requires a great deal of work from officers before the case is presented to magistrates and I hope members of the community welcome these efforts.”
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