Man who used Boston warehouse as cannabis factory jailed

Following a four-day trial, Nguyen, of no fixed address, was found guilty

A man has been jailed after police discovered about 6,000 cannabis plants growing in a Lincolnshire warehouse.

Minh Nguyen, 43, used the former King Road Tyres site, in Hubberts Bridge, to produce one of the largest farms discovered by Lincolnshire Police.

In a raid on 31 January, officers found most of the building's three floors had been used to grow the crop.

Nguyen was sentenced to two years in prison at Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday, following a four-day trial.

The plants were in separate rooms, over three floors, with most of the warehouse designated for the grow, police said

When interviewed by police Nguyen, of no fixed address, had said he was the victim of modern slavery.

He claimed he had been approached by two men while he was living on the streets, in Birmingham, who had offered him food and a safe place.

He told officers he had then fallen asleep and woken up at the warehouse in Boston. The claims were rejected during the course of the trial.

Det Con Kerry Kinroy said the force was "determined to remove drugs from circulation"

Det Con Kerry Kinroy, said: "This is one of the largest grows we have discovered in Lincolnshire.

She added: "It's really important to state that cannabis production is far from harmless.

"It is often linked to wider, organised criminality, which is why tackling the wider issues of drug supply is one of our force's key priorities."