US EditionInnocent neighbours at risk as gangs use rented houses and flats for cannabis farms
- Organised crime gangs increasingly use rented houses and flats to run illegal cannabis farms across Greater Manchester between May 2024 and April 2025.
- Gangs bypass electricity meters to avoid high energy costs, using crude setups that elevate fire risk and provoke rival gangs to raid farms for control.
- Greater Manchester Police exposed cannabis operations in suburban homes with rooms full of plants and drying areas, seizing packaged drugs worth tens of thousands of pounds.
- Inspector Bree Lanyon explained that electricity is illegally diverted to reduce high energy costs, and police caution that gangs involved use aggressive methods that put both neighbours and workers at risk.
- The discovery of 402 farms and the 2024 fatal explosion killing seven-year-old Archie York highlight dangers that prompt calls for landlord vigilance and regular property inspections.
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MBIE cracks down on organised crime exploiting migrants in drug operations - Daily Telegraph NZ
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has carried out a major crackdown on organised crime groups using migrant workers to run illegal cannabis operations in New Zealand. Immigration Compliance and Investigations teams, alongside Risk and Verification units, launched a three-month operation targeting 38 companies suspected of breaching immigration and employment rules. The groups, linked to criminal syndicates, were exploiti…
Innocent Neighbours At Risk As Gangs Use Rented Houses And Flats For Cannabis Farms - Great Yorkshire Radio
The gangs often use crude methods to bypass electricity meters to avoid paying for the high levels of energy the farms require, creating an increased fire risk. Rival gangs also carry out raids on each other’s farms – a practice known as ‘taxing’ – carrying out “significant violence” to anyone who gets in their way, police say. Greater Manchester Police detected 402 cannabis farms between May 2024 and April 2025, and Sky News was given access to…
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