A 24 year old man has been jailed following the discovery in July of a cannabis farm in a Penrith Town centre shop that was made to look like a wedding dress shop as a front to the Cannabis Farm operation taking place in the building.
The sentencing comes after officers executed a misuse of drugs warrants at property on Middlegate in the early hours of the 11th July 2024 and located a substantial cannabis grow in operation with over 950 plants with an estimated value of over half a million pounds.
Thanh Nguyen, aged 24, A Vietnamese national of no fixed address who was in the UK illegally, was sentenced on Friday afternoon (9th August) at Carlisle Crown Court to 27 months in prison.
Cumbria Police have said If you have information on illegal drug activity, or
▪️ Suspicious activity on your street
▪️ Suspicious people or vehicles on your street
▪️ Drug supply in your community
▪️ Any concerns about crime in your neighbourhood
Contact Cumbria Police to reporting your information online or call 101.
Alternatively, you can report information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
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