
Footage appears to show a masked Albanian gang filming themselves on TikTok while raiding a 'grass farm' ready to be harvested.
The chilling post shows masked men using infrared scanners on ordinary suburban streets to detect heat from cannabis grow lights. Once they find a target, they go inside, British media reports.
They pose for the camera to a violent trap song, which accompanies the footage with the words "f*** you" as a caption, while the gang appears to be robbing the house.
The clip shows a confused-looking man in shorts and a short-sleeved T-shirt, who appears to live or work at the house, being intimidated by the gang. The camera focuses on the robbers holding cannabis plants.
The “harvest houses” are equipped with high-tech lighting and heating to help plants grow, in what can be a very profitable business.
The shocking footage is one of a series of videos showing the men in what appears to be a celebration of their criminal lifestyle. The house, which is suspected of being a 'farmhouse' where cannabis is grown on an industrial scale, appears several times in the narrative.
The property, which looks like an ordinary suburban home, cannot be identified.
The video is believed to have been shot in West Yorkshire, according to the online footprint of the account holder who posted the clip.
Other footage posted to the same TikTok account shows a masked gang member climbing the side of a house before jumping through an open window.
Another shows an apparent reconnaissance mission in which the gang hides and observes a plantation house.
Some of the footage is labeled with Albanian flags and accompanied by slogans in Albanian.
The rap themes are loaded with violence and knives are mentioned. But no weapons appear in the clips.
In one of the videos, members of the "gang" are seen hiding in what appears to be a safe house.
The latest footage of the "crop house" is strikingly similar to those posted by another Albanian "team", this time in east London.
In Barking, a heavily armed Albanian gang called Hellbanianz filmed themselves brandishing guns while boasting of money, Rolex watches, and driving a Ferrari.
They ran the Gascoigne estate where their “soldiers” lived. Their shameless online postings eventually led to the police being called in and several members have been convicted.
Meanwhile, the Metro uncovered a criminal network operating in Southgate, north London, where people trafficking and drug deals are bringing in huge sums of profit.
An Albanian gang with its operations centred around Southgate station has a "virtual" grip on the area, according to local security sources.
The crew is so widespread that the area around the station is known by locals as "Little Tirana," after the Albanian capital.
A source told Metro: “We call it Little Tirana around here. Albanian gangs have a grip on the community and there is a lot of fear that they could be killed. They have taken over some of the businesses and threatened others.”
It has been linked to human trafficking, protection and drug trafficking. It is certainly their territory and they are hiding in plain sight. They have taken over some of the businesses and threatened others.
"There have been links to human trafficking, missile defense and drug trafficking. It is certainly their territory and they are hiding in plain sight. We know who they are and where they operate. It has been reported to the police that they need to get this matter under control."
Other areas of the capital have also seen the growth of Albanian gangs.
When robbers attacked a cannabis factory in Albania to steal the product, their machetes and knives were no match for the pistols the Albanians pulled out to defend their territory.
A court heard that robbers who were trying to steal from the factory in Croydon had "brought knives into a gunfight".
Albanian is the term used by the National Crime Agency to describe Albanian criminal syndicates.
They sell large quantities of cocaine smuggled into the UK via Latin America.
They are believed to control the bulk of the estimated £5 billion cocaine market. Police estimate they are buying up to £5,000 per kilogram. They began selling at a lower profit than their rivals to capture the market.
The supply of cocaine and other drugs on an industrial scale has provided the Albanian mafia with funds to almost 'buy' communities.