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UK: Cannabis grower is jailed after raid Gemma Pike Cheshire Weekly News Thursday 15 Jan 2004 A STARK warning has gone out to cannabis cultivators in Halton after a man was jailed for 21 months. Halton's Dedicated Drugs Team has enjoyed another successful prosecution - after discovering a purpose-built unit designed to grow more than £48,000 worth of the drug at RAS, Percival Lane, Runcorn. Last month 35-year-old Vincent Adamson from Hallwood Park pleaded guilty at Warrington Crown Court to a number of charges including possession with intent to supply cannabis, cultivation of cannabis and abstracting electricity. The case followed a swoop on Adamson's car repair yard in September last year by officers from the pro-active unit, who searched two large metal containers at the address which, on closer examination, housed an operational hydroponics unit with cannabis plants of varying maturity. Officers were then shocked to discover that the drug farm was being powered by electricity from the nearby railway supply which had been illegally tapped into. In total, 389 cannabis plants were seized - with experts estimating the yield could have netted Adamson around £48,000 if sold on the street. While at the yard, officers also discovered a partly dismantled stolen Porsche Boxster and parts from a Peugeot car recently stolen from Widnes. Adamson was arrested on suspicion of theft and cultivation of cannabis. When interviewed by the Dedicated Drugs Team, he admitted he had helped two unnamed men build the unit then allowed them access to it daily, and that he was paid £150 per week for doing so. He was subsequently charged with numerous offences including possession with intent to supply cannabis, cultivation of cannabis and abstracting electricity. On December 19 he pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 21 months behind bars. Welcoming the sentence, DS Simon Owen, of the Halton Dedicated Drugs Team, said: 'This man chose to commit an array of criminal offences rather than concentrating on running an honest business. 'I would use this case as a warning to anyone who is contemplating producing controlled drugs as a commercial venture - there is every chance you will be discovered and prosecuted. 'At best this will cost you your livelihood, and at worse your liberty.' --=======2B417C16=======--
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