Daily Express legend set for huge prize after exposing Albanian gangs - vote here

Our investigations editor,Zak Garner-Purkis, has been nominated for the News Media Association's Making A Difference prize after exposing Albanian cannabis farms in the UK.

He has more recently exposed Sadiq Khan's alleged grooming gangs cover-up and forced the Met Police to review 9,000 historic cases.

If you've enjoyed Zak's work, click the link below, navigate to the "national media" page and vote for the story titled, "Exposed: Albanian Influencers Running Lucrative Cannabis Farms in the UK".

Cast your vote for Zak's brilliant journalism here.

In the piece, Zak uncovered hundreds of posts on social media showing industrial-scale cannabis production and drug dealing allegedly taking place in Manchester, London and Birmingham as part of the brazen crime ring.

The Express found multiple Instagram accounts which glorified the production of cannabis in Britain with titles or descriptions that identified the user as being based in Birmingham.

In response to the Express's investigation, the National Crime Agency said it "pursues and disrupts the organised crime groups presenting the greatest risk to the UK's security and economy.

"We work with partners in the UK and all around the world, including in Albania, to understand the threat, identify the most harmful suspects and networks, and ultimately protect the UK public from serious and organised crime."