Builder threatened by machete-wielding raiders to keep working at £100,800 Wellington cannabis farm
A builder caught looking after an estimated £100,000 of cannabis plants was forced into the role by machete-wielding burglars, a court heard.
Aleksejs Korsaks was found by police during a raid on a property at Mansell Road in Wellington on March 17 last year.
The 53-year-old defendant appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court for sentence today, after previously admitting one count of being concerned in the production of a class B drug.
Simon Parry, prosecuting, explained that Korsaks had been discovered at the house with around 120 cannabis plants.
The court was told that the potential crop amounted to up to 10kg, and could be worth £100,800 on the street.
