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Fake workmen dug up roads to power cannabis farms

A gang of ten members was involved in illegally splicing electricity to power cannabis farms across the UK.
The members were connected to Albanian drug gangs that exploited vulnerable individuals for illegal work.
Eight gang members were sentenced to prison, with sentences ranging from 22 months to six years.
Detective Chief Inspector Zoe Russo stated the gang's actions enabled the operation of cannabis farms and highlighted issues of modern slavery.

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Fake electricity workers dug up streets to power £21,000,000 cannabis farms

Fake electricity workers who dug up street cables to power cannabis farms have been jailed.

2 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Manchester Evening News

They looked like normal workers digging up roads - they were anything but - Manchester Evening News

To the untrained eye, they were a normal groundwork crew - but their uniforms hid their secret

2 days ago·Manchester, United Kingdom

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Gloucestershire Live

Gang posed as electricity workers to power cannabis farms

'It's the first we've seen on such a large scale'

2 days ago·Gloucester, United Kingdom

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leighjournal.co.uk

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Men fronted fake company to divert electricity for cannabis farms

EIGHT men who ran a sophisticated operation to dig up roads to repair utilities have been sentenced.

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perspectivemedia.com

Gang who posed as electricity workers to power cannabis farms jailed

The firm was registered on Companies House and both McGinn and Roberts had LinkedIn profiles.

3 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Fake workmen who dug up roads to power cannabis farms jailed

Police say the gang were paid to supply electricity to a multi-million pound cannabis farms network.

3 days ago·United Kingdom

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Liverpool Echo broke the news in Liverpool, United Kingdom 4 days ago on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

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