FOUR men arrested earlier this week on suspicion of drugs offences have been charged and are due to appear at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court today.

Officers attended a property in Lonsdale Street in Carlisle on Wednesday where officers located a large cannabis grow within the premises.

Four men were arrested at the property and have subsequently been charged with producing a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis.

The men are 29-year-old Nikolin Progni, 42-year-old Klaudio Lekndreaj, 22-year-old Andrea Vukaj and 28-year-old Laurent Lena.

All are of no fixed address.

Anyone with information about drug offending in their community is encouraged to contact police. You can report online at cumbria.police.uk/reportit. You can also phone on 101.

Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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