Police find a 1,022-plant cannabis farm growing in an ex-magistrates’ court next to their own station
- Farm discovered in former magistrates court next to Runcorn Police station
- Court was shut in 2017 in cost-cutting cull of half of 320 magistrates’ courts
- Backlog of cases across England and Wales has risen to 364,122
Police have found a cannabis farm growing next door to their own station.
The farm – with 1,022 plants – was discovered in a former magistrates’ court next to Runcorn Police Station in Cheshire.
It was shut in 2017 in a decade-long cost-cutting cull of half the 320 magistrates’ courts in England and Wales. Meanwhile, the backlog of cases has risen to 364,122.
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed said: ‘It beggars belief. Criminals are walking free because of the disastrous case backlog, yet a court sold off by the Conservatives is being used to grow cannabis.’
A 20-year-old has been charged over the Runcorn discovery.
The farm – with 1,022 plants – was discovered in a former magistrates’ court next to Runcorn Police Station in Cheshire (stock image)
A 20-year-old has been charged over the Runcorn discovery (stock image)
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