5 h. ago Police raid cannabis farm where migrants were forced to work

This is the moment police raid cannabis farms that were later found to be linked to a criminal gang who forced trafficked migrants to work.

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22 h. ago Six men convicted after trafficked migrants forced to work on cannabis farms

The National Crime Agency said illegal sites were run in the Midlands, London and the north of England.

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5 d. ago Man charged after Lanarkshire police raid uncovers £80k worth of cannabis

A 23-year-old man was expected to appear at Airdrie Sheriff Court yesterday (February 20).

Economics

6 d. ago The cannabis farm scandal: how a rogue lettings agency destroyed countless homes

Imperial Property Group said it rented homes to NHS staff. In fact, they were torn apart to create drug factories, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Why has the culprit not been brought to justice?When Hajaj Hajaj decided to rent out his house in south London in the summer of 2020, his daughter, Kinda Jackson, urged him to use a reputable lettings agent for peace of mind. Her father had enough on his plate. Hajaj, a 79-year-old retired garage owner, is the primary carer for his wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The income from the rental property in Lewisham is effectively Hajaj’s pension, which he uses to pay for her care.So, when a manager from Imperial Property Group contacted Hajaj about his Gumtree listing, Hajaj arranged to meet them. A sharp-suited British Asian man named Shan Miah arrived in a sports car. He was in his late 20s or early 30s, charming and confident. He boasted of his business interests in Dubai. “He was doing very well for himself...

Politics

7 d. ago Police raid house in search for missing man who vanished after night out 23 years ago

Robert Scott Clive vanished at the age of 30 in October 2002 and, despite no body ever being found, Northumbria Police previously confirmed they believe him to be dead

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7 d. ago Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where a strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years

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8 d. ago Albanian asylum seekers ran huge cannabis farm on town high street after illegally entering the UK on small boat and with fake passport

Two Albanian men who were living in the UK illegally were running a huge cannabis farm in a derelict building.

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9 d. ago Huge axe and cannabis farm found crackdown on organised crime in Greater Manchester area

Numerous plants were discovered alongside growing equipment and a hand-axe

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