Huge cannabis factory found spanning three floors of Birmingham tower block
5 years, 11 months ago

Huge cannabis factory found spanning three floors of Birmingham tower block

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A huge cannabis factory spanning three floors of a derelict tower block has been discovered in the middle of a housing estate in Birmingham. West Midlands Police’s cannabis team found plants growing on the 16th floor but equipment sprawled across the 15th and 17th floors, covering 31 rooms in total. open image in gallery The plants found in the tower block are estimated to have been worth £500,000 Electricity was being abstracted, while another room had containers holding gallons of water with a pumping system installed, along with ducting for the air conditioning system.

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13 ways to spot a cannabis farm in your neighbourhood
2 weeks ago

13 ways to spot a cannabis farm in your neighbourhood

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of thousands of cannabis …

How gangs are turning middle-class landlords' houses into cannabis farms. They use fake IDs to con agencies, then rip down walls and dump tons of soil in every room. And victims say that's not even th
6 months ago

How gangs are turning middle-class landlords' houses into cannabis farms. They use fake IDs to con agencies, then rip down walls and dump tons of soil in every room. And victims say that's not even th

Daily Mail  

It wasn’t until he found 10 tons of soil on a bedroom floor that Charles Reeves, 57, realised that the tenants in his £3million London home had turned it into a cannabis farm. Charles Reeves, 57, found 10 tons of soil on a bedroom floor in his £3million London home His neighbours told him that they had seen men acting …

Police destroy more than $11m worth of cannabis after aerial raids on regional properties
1 year, 1 month ago

Police destroy more than $11m worth of cannabis after aerial raids on regional properties

ABC  

Victorian Special Operations Group police have launched a series of aerial raids on remote central Victorian properties to seize more than $11m worth of cannabis. Key points: Police fast-roped from helicopters to seize more than 1.4 tonnes of cannabis on regional Victorian properties and suburban Melbourne They detained eight Vietnamese nationals as part of the investigation into an organised crime …

Cannabis farm found in school building
2 years, 6 months ago

Cannabis farm found in school building

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. West Midlands Police’s cannabis disposal team shared details of …

Police discover and start to dismantle £1million cannabis factory
3 years, 6 months ago

Police discover and start to dismantle £1million cannabis factory

Daily Mail  

Police discovered a £1million cannabis factory hidden in a former army barracks. Police discovered a £1million cannabis factory hidden in a former army barracks It was decommissioned in 1965, but the buildings are still Grade II-listed. A Northamptonshire Police statement read: 'Officers from the Daventry Neighbourhood Policing Team spent yesterday destroying and removing the cannabis plants, with associated cultivation equipment …

Largely Shut Down for a Year, Police Discover First Cannabis Farm in London Financial District
3 years, 11 months ago

Largely Shut Down for a Year, Police Discover First Cannabis Farm in London Financial District

News 18  

The first cannabis farm has been found in London’s historic financial district, where office buildings have been emptied because of lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19, British police said on Wednesday. The City of London Police said 826 cannabis plants were found in a building near the Bank of England. “This is the first cannabis factory in the City, …

‘Significant’ cannabis factory discovered next to Bank of England in City of London
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Significant’ cannabis factory discovered next to Bank of England in City of London

The Independent  

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Police raid disused Gala Bingo Hall and seize 2,000 cannabis plants
5 years, 6 months ago

Police raid disused Gala Bingo Hall and seize 2,000 cannabis plants

The Independent  

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