39 h. ago Enormous haul of cannabis plants worth £595,000 found in an abandoned building

Dyfed-Powys Police said they discovered 566 cannabis plants in Carmarthen, with an estimated worth of up to £595,000

Economics

5 d. ago Police find £200k worth of cannabis plants whilst responding to Clackmannanshire break

Officers were responding to a break-in at a property in Sauchie when a cannabis cultivation was discovered in a neighbouring property.

Economics

7 d. ago Inside eerie British 'town' abandoned for years after 12,000 inhabitants left

The town was built by the British government at the height of the Cold War and housed thousands of servicemen and women – but now it stands completely deserted

Politics

8 d. ago Man jailed for 15 months after cops find £20k cannabis plant haul in flat

Officers discovered 63 cannabis plants and drug production paraphernalia.

Economics

2 w. ago UK police humiliated as abandoned stations turned into massive drug factories

A massive dope factory has been discovered in Horley, Surrey, at the site of a former police station that shut down in 2011 after officers found hundreds of cannabis plants

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2 w. ago 'World's greatest stadium' with 70,000 seats abandoned for 16 years resumes construction

Valencia's Nou Mestella was supposed to be the 'best stadium in the world', but instead it was left to rot for 16 years - with construction now set to resume

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2 w. ago Abandoned 250,000 capacity stadium still used by Champions League club for training

One club that featured in this season's Champions League trains at one of the largest stadiums in the world - yet hosts matches at a venue that's a fraction of the size

Sport

2 w. ago Abandoned stadium with 250,000 capacity now used for training by Champions League club

One of the largest stadiums in the world is currently used as a training base by a club that competed in the Champions League this season - but the venue has been abandoned for years

Sport

3 w. ago Police seize huge £300,000 stash of cannabis during house raid

Two men, aged 22 and 32, have been arrested after 150 cannabis plants along with harvested cannabis and other items were confiscated by police at a house in Hillsborough, County Down.

Economics

3 w. ago Abandoned Six Nations stadium with huge capacity could be set to come back to life

An abandoned stadium capable of hosting 30,000 people was once a regular in the Six Nations rotation – and it looks like it could be set for a new life in a major competition

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3 w. ago Abandoned Six Nations stadium with 30,000 capacity that hosted Wales games set for new life

One out-of-use Six Nations stadium is set to be handed a new lease of life after it was announced the venue could once again become the home of a powerful European outfit

Politics

3 w. ago Crackdown on cannabis cultivation sees £48m worth of drugs seized

Police have seized 48,328 cannabis plants worth an estimated street value of £48,328,000 and arrested 242 people in a major crackdown on organised crime across England and Wales.

Economics

4 w. ago Police found cannabis plants worth £20,000 when they raided flat in Hamilton

Officers went to the address in William Drive after intelligence that drugs were being produced there.

Economics

4 w. ago ‘Gandalf’ accused of selling illegal medicinal cannabis in New Zealand

Outrage over targeting of one of New Zealand’s alleged ‘green fairies’ who provide cheaper medicinal cannabis without prescriptionPolice have shut down the alleged medicinal cannabis operation of one of New Zealand’s most renowned “green fairies”, prompting an outpouring of support from a prominent politician and the hundreds of people who rely on such products to ease their pain.Police raided the rural Northland property of 66-year-old Paul Smith – more widely known as “Gandalf” – last week, destroying plants and greenhouses and seizing cannabis products. Smith was charged with cultivating, possessing for supply and selling cannabis – which could carry an eight-year jail sentence – and was summonsed to court. Continue reading...

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