Crime gang posed as workmen digging up street to supply power to £21m cannabis operation
A drugs gang disguised themselves as workmen to dig up streets to help protect a £21m cannabis operation across the UK.
Men working in hi-vis exposed as 'highly sophisticated and dangerous' crime gang
Police discovered a huge scam stretching almost the entire country after residents noticed men in hi-vis jackets coming and ...
Moment police smash into £1m cannabis farm linked to Albanian drug gangs
Police eventually linked the gang to the cannabis farm after CCTV showed them arriving in a van bearing the company's logo ...
'Engineers' who dug up roads to steal electricity for £21m cannabis farms jailed
Nine men who acted as engineers and dug up roads to abstract energy for cannabis farms have been jailed for more than 28 ...
They posed as engineers to dig up streets in Lancashire and power cannabis farms
On 8 February 2024, coordinated strikes took place across the North West and North East to arrest the 10 members of the crime group. At the company's business address in Wigan, police seized various ...
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Gang dug up Burnley roads to steal electricity for cannabis farms
Nine men who acted as engineers and dug up roads to abstract energy for cannabis farms have been jailed for more than 28 years.
Gang looked like normal workers in uniform - but their disguises hid sinister motive
A gang hid their sinister exploits by pretending to be a normal work crew, but they were splicing off electricity for ...
Eight men jailed for role in £1million drugs supply plot
EIGHT men, including five from Bradford, have been jailed for their involvement in a plot to supply almost £1 million of illegal drugs.
"Class B drugs?" Drug dealing dad feigns shock as cops investigating cannabis supply racket raid his home
Ross McGinn ran the company Elev8 with Andrew Roberts, splicing electricity from the national grid to power a network of drug ...
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Wigan's week in court: latest cases going before judges and magistrates
​Lewis Smith, of Chestnut Road, Whelley, appeared before borough justices to plead guilty to causing Jack Carter grievous ...
7 cheap places to travel when you’re young and on a budget
The city also has an active nightlife. Veronetta, the university quarter, is a hotspot for cheap Aperol Spritzes. There are also a few clubs in the area, such as Berfi’s (enter for £8.40) and Love ...