Drakelow Tunnels cannabis factory: Caretaker 'received death threat'

A caretaker received a death threat after spotting suspicious activity in the Drakelow Tunnels, which had been turned into a drugs factory, a court heard.

Wayne Robinson, 47, of Kidderminster, denies allowing the tunnels to be used for the production of cannabis.

He told Hereford Crown Court he had rented out one of the former military tunnels under Kingsford Country Park near Kidderminster, to two men – known only as Thomas and Fabian – for £200 a month.

When Robinson saw items, including car bumpers, being dumped near the tunnels he told the pair they needed to clear up, or clear off, he said.

But he claims he soon received a threatening call on his mobile, saying if he wanted the pair out he would have to pay £25,000, and if he made any changes to locks on the tunnel ‘he would be buried’.

Robinson said: “I was very very...

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