The sophisticated and extensive cannabis grow-op discovered in a disused warehouse in Birmingham, U.K., last week was among the largest scale operations raided by West Midlands Police in recent months. And just last November, 12 people were arrested after the cops found almost 6,000 cannabis plants spread across 23 rooms in a U.K. warehouse. Three Vietnamese men — aged 26, 36 and 36 — who police believe are in the U.K. illegally were arrested on scene and later charged with cannabis cultivation. Large cannabis factories, many times in disused buildings or properties that have been purchased or leased specifically for growing illegal weed, have also been found in Clacton, in Pontypridd and in West Midlands. Containing 3,112 cannabis plants spread over three storeys of the vacant factory, police estimate the value of the “huge drugs factory” is about £3 million ($5.2 million), notes a police statement.
The sophisticated and extensive cannabis grow-op discovered in a disused warehouse in Birmingham, U.K., last week was among the largest scale operations raided by West Midlands Police in recent months.
Containing 3,112 cannabis plants spread over three storeys of the vacant factory, police estimate the value of the “huge drugs factory” is about £3 million ($5.2 million), notes a police statement.
During the raid at about 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 6, which was carried out following receipt of intelligence suggesting the property was being used as...
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