Trio jailed for £100000 cannabis cultivation

Three men have been sentenced to a total of eleven years in prison after cannabis with a street value of £100,000 was found at two addresses in Blackpool.

Police raided a warehouse off Highfield Road and another property in Layton back in 2014.

Two men from Blackpool and another from Preston were jailed yesterday following a trial at Preston Crown Court. 

On Friday 27th June 2014, enquiries led officers to an industrial warehouse just off Highfield Road, Blackpool. Due to a strong smell of cannabis coming from the building, officers immediately forced entry with the assistance of our Operational Support Unit colleagues.

127 cannabis plants at various stages of growth and 1242 grams of cannabis were located within the building. A 55 yr old male from Preston and a 31 yr old male from Blackpool were both arrested at the scene for cultivation of cannabis.

Whilst in custody, officers conducted...

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