Men charged following discovery of cannabis farm near Stamford

By Evie Payne

30th Jan 2023 | Local News

The cannabis plants were discovered in an abandoned shop.
The cannabis plants were discovered in an abandoned shop.

Lincolnshire Police have charged two men with was charged with production of a controlled drug of class B following the discovery of a cannabis grow at a disused shop in Grantham High Street.

The cannabis grow was found in a disused shop in High Street, Grantham following on intelligence from the local community.

Police were called to reports that cannabis was being grown in the building at 4.39pm on 26 January 2023.

It is estimated that the location was housing around 1,000 mature plants, spread over three floors.

Hieu Van Nguyen, 33, of High Street, Grantham and Thu Duc Nguyen, 43, of no fixed address were charged on Friday evening, 27 January, and remanded in police custody for a hearing at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on Saturday 28. 

Following this hearing, both men were further remanded into custody for a future hearing at the Crown Court.

     

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