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Scunthorpe cannabis farm worth £4m uncovered Scunthorpe cannabis farm worth £4m uncovered
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More than 15,000 cannabis plants with a street value estimated up to £4m have been found at an industrial unit in North East Lincolnshire.More than 15,000 cannabis plants with a street value estimated up to £4m have been found at an industrial unit in North East Lincolnshire.
Detectives said the unit on Park Farm Road in Scunthorpe had been converted into a "professional cannabis grow". Detectives said the plants at the unit on Park Farm Road in Scunthorpe were found on Monday.
Two men, aged 29 and 48, have been arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug. Hong Pham, 50, Quang Ho, 48 and Tuan Pham, 29, all of no fixed abode, have been charged with being concerned with the production of a controlled drug.
A third man, aged 50, has been arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug. All three men are due to appear at Grimsby Magistrates' Court later.
Police said the plants were in various stages of cultivation and along with the equipment had been removed for destruction. Humberside Police said the plants had been in various stages of cultivation.
Along with the equipment, the plants have been removed for destruction, the force said.