Teenager Jailed for Producing Cannabis After Responding to TikTok Advert

A teenage asylum seeker has been sentenced to seven months in prison for producing cannabis after being recruited through a TikTok advert. Eraldo Daci, 18, had been under the care of social services in Oxford since the age of 15 and was unable to work in the UK due to his immigration status. He responded to the advert in search of a way to earn money, unaware of the illicit activity involved. Daci claimed he was threatened with physical violence if he did not comply and was eventually arrested during a police raid.

Key Takeaways:

• Eraldo Daci, an 18-year-old asylum seeker, was sentenced to seven months in prison for producing cannabis after responding to a TikTok advert.
• Daci had been under the care of social services in Oxford since the age of 15 and was unable to work in the UK due to his immigration status.
• He claimed he was threatened with physical violence if he did not comply and was eventually arrested during a police raid.
• Police found approximately 90 cannabis plants and £60,000 worth of cannabis at the property in Weston Road, Meir.
• Daci pleaded guilty to producing cannabis on the basis that he had responded to the advert.
• The court heard that Daci had seen the advert on TikTok and responded to it, expecting financial reward but receiving only money to purchase food.
• Daci's mitigation advocate stated that he had a lack of maturity and was acting under direction and pressure from others.

Statistics:

• 90 cannabis plants found at the property in Weston Road, Meir.
• £60,000 worth of cannabis found at the property.
• 7 months imprisonment sentence for Eraldo Daci.
• Daci has been under the care of social services in Oxford since the age of 15.
• Daci had been required to live in a care home, but was advertised a "job opportunity" on TikTok.

Sources:

• "Teenager jailed - after getting a 'job' he spotted on TikTok." _Sentinel Reporter_ newsdesk@thesentinel.co.uk (date not specified)