Lisa Scotney, 56, gave Shaun Wilkinson £73,000 to set up the operation at the luxurious farmhouse in affluent Hockley, West Midlands
A professional gambler whose winnings financed a secret drugs factory in a rented £2million mansion is facing jail if she fails to repay almost £200,000 of her ill-gotten gains.
Lisa Scotney, 56, gave Shaun Wilkinson £73,000 to set up the operation at the luxurious farmhouse in affluent Hockley, West Midlands.
The gated property, which is set on an 11 acre area and has its own indoor pool, was rented for £3,750-a-month.
The property’s garage block was immediately turned into a nursery for cannabis plants.
Scotney, Wilkinson and drugs expert Edward Ambrozewicz transferred the growing plants to the six bedrooms, kitchen and gym of the sprawling farmhouse.
When police swooped on the property in March 2017, they found 103 plants and dried cannabis – together worth £33,000.
Scotney, who was part of a poker group called the Hendon Mob, was a familiar fixture at Midlands casinos. She entered poker tournaments under the name Nicky and wore a blonde wig.
A source told the Mail she could make up to £20,000 a night. ‘She became so prolific that some of the casinos barred her, or limited her bets’, the insider added.
The gated property, which is set on an 11 acre patch and has its own indoor pool, was rented for £3,750-a-month
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Lisa Scotney, 56, gave Shaun Wilkinson £73,000 to set up the operation at the luxurious farmhouse in affluent Hockley, West Midlands
A professional gambler whose winnings financed a secret drugs factory in a rented £2million mansion is facing jail if she fails to repay almost £200,000 of her ill-gotten gains.
Lisa Scotney, 56, gave Shaun Wilkinson £73,000 to set up the operation at the luxurious farmhouse in affluent Hockley, West Midlands.
The gated property, which is set on an 11 acre area and has its own indoor pool, was rented for £3,750-a-month.
The property’s garage block was immediately turned into a nursery for cannabis plants.
Scotney, Wilkinson and drugs expert Edward Ambrozewicz transferred the growing plants to the six bedrooms, kitchen and gym of the sprawling farmhouse.
When police swooped on the property in March 2017, they found 103 plants and dried cannabis – together worth £33,000.
Scotney, who was part of a poker group called the Hendon Mob, was a familiar fixture at Midlands casinos. She entered poker tournaments under the name Nicky and wore a blonde wig.
A source told the Mail she could make up to £20,000 a night. ‘She became so prolific that some of the casinos barred her, or limited her bets’, the insider added.
The gated property, which is set on an 11 acre patch and has its own indoor pool, was rented for £3,750-a-month
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