Two men charged over cannabis farm
Cumbria Police found about 1,000 plants in a commercial unit in Lowther Street
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Two men have been charged after a cannabis farm was discovered in a town centre building.
Cumbria Police found about 1,000 plants at a commercial premises on Lowther Street in Whitehaven on Tuesday.
A 32-year-old man from Walsall and a 39-year-old man, of no fixed address, appeared at Workington Magistrates' Court charged with producing a Class B drug.
They were both remanded in custody and are due at Carlisle Crown Court next month.
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