Overview
- Officers executed a warrant on January 9 at Leigh Tenement Farm in Blackrod, recovering about two tonnes of cannabis valued at roughly £24 million.
- Greater Manchester Police released images showing sacks and shrink-wrapped bricks of the drug stacked high inside the buildings.
- Musa Kala, 35, and Raheem Latif, 27, have been charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis and remanded in custody.
- The two defendants are due to appear at Manchester City Magistrates' Court on Monday, January 12.
- Police say the haul is believed to be among the largest single UK seizures and reflects organised gangs using rural and industrial sites, with the investigation ongoing.