Published Date:
08 August 2008
By Laura Rands
A MAN who appeared in court after £3 million worth of cannabis plants were found in Jacksdale has been held in custody until his next hearing.
48-year-old Thang Nguyen, believed to be from Vietnam, appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court last Friday charged with the production of cannabis.
Police recovered the drugs in a disused chicken factory on Barrowhills Lane last Wednesday, August 6. Seven men were arrested on suspicion of cultivating the drug during the raid.
Hydroponics and other drug making paraphernalia, including £250,000 worth of electrical equipment, were disconnected and seized.
Chief Inspector Mark Wakeland said: "We have confiscated approximately 3000 cannabis plants - an incredible result thanks to information passed on anonymously via Crimestoppers."
Four Nottingham men, aged between 25 and 28, a 34-year-old Hucknall man and a 20-year-old foreign national were interviewed and released on police bail pending further inquiries.
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Last Updated:
13 August 2008 11:52 AM
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