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Cannabis grow worth £800k found in vacant building

Humberside Police A large cannabis grow with several round pots on the floor, with the plants growing out of them. There is an orange tinge to the room due to the lightingHumberside Police
Officers found £800,000-worth of cannabis plants and £100,000-worth of equipment in the building

Two men are in custody after a cannabis grow worth an estimated £800,000 was found in a vacant building.

Humberside Police was called to reports of the suspected cannabis grow on Bull Ring Lane, Grimsby, on 14 January.

The plants and £100,000-worth of equipment were found.

The men, aged 33 and 48, have been charged with production of a Class B drug and illegally abstracting electricity.

Following a hearing at Grimsby Magistrates' Court on Thursday, they were remanded into custody ahead of a pre-trial hearing at Grimsby Crown Court on 17 February.

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