A drugs gang in Somerset are facing a lengthy time behind bars after police raided a farm on which they had hidden an underground cannabis factory beneath caravans.
Over 100 cannabis plants worth around £150,000 were seized by Avon and Somerset detectives when they discovered the cannabis farm in West Bagborough, the Western Daily Press reported.
The caravans were found within a fenced enclosure on the farm, underneath which the gang had dug an underground bunker that was accessible through trapdoors in the vehicles.
A total of 151 plants were taken by police along with three unlicensed shotguns and three men were arrested.
Speaking to the local newspaper, PC Andy Coole said: “This was a very sophisticated set up and a highly organised production site.
“We have recovered plants with an estimated street value of more than £100,000.”
The men, aged 39, 48 and 50, face charges of production of cannabis, abstracting electricity and money laundering.
Last month, a drug dealer from Cornwall was given a seven-year prison sentence after heroin worth £60,000 was found in his caravan.
