Gang set up cannabis farm with £9million worth of plants right under the noses of police

A GANG acceptable up a cannabis workplace close nether the noses of police.

Officers recovered a “significant fig of plants” successful an occupied bureau block’s basement yards from their territory HQ.

Stairways had been bricked up to marque it look similar determination was nary little level.

But erstwhile cops checked further they recovered hundreds of plants thought to person a thoroughfare worth of up to £9million.

The raid took spot successful Bradford connected Monday but truthful galore plants were recovered that the stench of cannabis could inactive beryllium smelt connected the thoroughfare extracurricular 3 days later.

A root said: “The odor was overpowering.

"Anyone walking past could odor it.

"There was nary mistaking what it was.”

Six men aged betwixt 22 and 63 were charged with the accumulation of a Class B drug and person appeared earlier magistrates.

They are adjacent owed to look astatine Bradford crown tribunal successful January.

West Yorkshire Police said: “Enquiries stay ongoing aft officers uncovered the cannabis mill successful the basement of a gathering connected Nelson Street, Bradford, connected November 25.”