Police swooped on a hashish farm. after smelling the fumes from their police station subsequent door.
Officers seized 118 crops, value greater than £70,000, from the warehouse subsequent to the station in Wishaw.
We informed you beforehand how Paul McCann was caught red-handed with the keys and fainted when detained by the police.
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The dad-of-two was jailed after he admitted producing hashish and worrying within the provide of the drug.
Prosecutor Abby Seal mentioned the 41-year-old was seen placing instruments in a Ford Transit van outdoors the constructing on June 18, 2020.
She informed Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom: “Cops detected a robust odor of hashish and detained him. As they walked in direction of the premises, the accused grew to become extraordinarily nervous and fainted.
“Officers opened the door and will odor hashish and listen to followers working. Throughout a search 118 hashish crops have been discovered in addition to 99 hashish seedlings. The accused’s cellphone was examined and revealed conversations involving tools for the premises.
“There would have been a considerable monetary outlay to acquire gadgets akin to duct tape, followers, luggage of pebbles and cooling tubes.
"The estimated price of the tools discovered is £23,000. Specialist officers say it was commercial-level manufacturing of hashish.”
McCann, of Blantyre, claimed that when he began work on the constructing – which is subsequent door to Wishaw police station – he didn’t realise what was being arrange.
His lawyer, Ali Murray, mentioned: “Work dried up in the course of the pandemic and he ended up doing odd jobs together with at what he thought was a warehouse.
"By the point he realised what was concerned he felt it was too late to tug out, not for his private security however that of his household.
“He's remorseful and realises the influence this type of behaviour has on communities.”
Sheriff Andrew McIntyre jailed McCann for 21 months, decreased from 28 months due to his responsible pleas.
The sheriff mentioned: “This was an intensive business operation.
"You have been central to it, acquiring worthwhile tools that was important to the operation."
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