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Cannabis factory discovered in disused railway tunnels

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Four men have been jailed after police discovered a commercial-scale cannabis factory in a disused railway tunnel in north Wales.

Officers recovered 1,207 plants in various stages of growth from the Faenol Tunnels in Bangor.

The cannabis factory was hidden behind a mushroom farm, which was based in the disused tunnels.

North Wales Police described the factory as “one of the most sophisticated commercial-scale production of high-grade cannabis investigations in north Wales” and estimated the site’s annual yield at £2 million.

Following sentencing, Supt Peter Newton divisional commander for Gwynedd and Ynys Mon said: “I welcome the sentence and hope this sends a clear warning to all those involved in, or contemplating the production and supply of controlled drugs that the courts, police and people of North Wales will not tolerate the menace of drugs and it’s associated crime and the dealers who pray upon our communities.

“It is clear this group of criminals went to extreme and complex lengths not just to manufacture and set up the factory but also the work undertaken to conceal their illegal activity.

“I am also confident this also shows that no matter how complex and clandestine drugs dealers think they are being we have the resources, technology and determination to find them out.”

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