Group suspected of operating slave labor cannabis farms detained in London
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Group suspected of operating slave labor cannabis farms detained in London
Group suspected of operating slave labor cannabis farms detained in London
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has apprehended a criminal group in London suspected of using victims of modern slavery to operate cannabis farms, the agency’s press office said.
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The NCA said those arrested are suspected of setting up cannabis farms and trafficking victims with each other for work. They remain in custody and are being questioned. The agency added that the recent operation follows an operation in April 2022, when NCA officers discovered a huge cannabis farm operating from an industrial unit in Stroud, Gloucestershire. According to the statement, agents of the agency then found “three alleged victims of modern slavery, all of Vietnamese nationality, working on the premises”. The agency added that 500 cannabis plants worth around $496,000 were recovered and destroyed. London police previously arrested 170 people in the British capital in a three-day raid targeting criminal groups. Police seized 30 weapons, including 30 knives, 40 drugs, 66 cars and 5,700 pounds (about 7,068) in cash.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has apprehended a criminal group in London suspected of using victims of modern slavery to operate cannabis farms, the press office said on Wednesday. ‘agency.
“National Crime Agency officers have carried out a series of raids across London as part of an investigation into an organized crime group suspected of using victims of modern slavery to operate cannabis farms. Three men have were arrested this morning (Wednesday, January 25) on suspicion of modern slavery, human trafficking and cannabis production offences,” the NCA said on the website.
The agency added that the recent operation follows an operation in April 2022, when NCA officers discovered a huge cannabis farm operating from an industrial unit in Stroud, Gloucestershire. According to the statement, agents of the agency then found “three alleged victims of modern slavery, all of Vietnamese nationality, working on the premises.The agency added that 500 cannabis plants worth approximately $496,000 were recovered and destroyed.
September 29, 2022, 4:45 p.m. GMT
London police have already arrested 170 people in the British capital in a three-day raid targeting criminal groups. Police seized 30 weapons, including 30 knives, 40 drugs, 66 cars and 5,700 pounds (about 7,068) in cash.
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