PSNI charge 72 Asians over cannabis factories

More than 70 people from South East Asia have been charged in connection with a £15m (€18m) drug manufacturing operation in the North, police revealed today.

PSNI charge 72 Asians over cannabis factories
Wed, 12 Nov, 2008 - 15:25

More than 70 people from South East Asia have been charged in connection with a £15m (€18m) drug manufacturing operation in the North, police revealed today.

A total of 103 separate cannabis factories have been uncovered by the PSNI so far this year, with around 27,000 plants and 410lb (186kg) of herbal cannabis seized.

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