Six in court over huge Rotherham cannabis haul

By Gareth Dennison
Published 8th Nov 2013, 16:36 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2017, 21:41 BST
SIX men have appeared in court after 3,000 cannabis plants were found in an industrial unit this morning.

Police found the drugs farm when they were called to a suspected burglary at Eden Close, Hellaby, at 12.40am.

Six men with London addresses appeared before magistrates in Rotherham this morning after being charged with conspiracy to produce and supply cannabis.

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They are  Michael Charles Ward (22), of Melbourne Road, East Ham; Philip Agostinho (24), of Fordspark Road in Carrington; Karl West (28), of Blaney Crescent; Jemal Mehmat Ali (23), of William Morley Close; Tuan Phan (35), of Charles Coveney Road in Peckham, and James Mattin (22), of Harrier Way.

They were remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on November 22.