Three-story £1million cannabis farm containing 1,000 plants is found in former nightclub then use drone to catch two men trying to flee
- Police raided the building in Coventry to discover a sophisticated cannabis farm
- Officers used a drone unit to help hunt down and find two men fleeing the unit
- Three men were arrested later and charged with cultivating a class B drug
A three-storey cannabis farm has been discovered in a former nightclub in Coventry, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
Around 1,000 plants, worth more than £1 million, were found inside the property on Trinity Street on Thursday after officers smashed through several reinforced doors to gain access.
The cannabis plants were spread out across three floors, along with £150,000 worth of ‘sophisticated’ planting, growing and irrigation equipment, the NCA said.
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