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Cannabis bust uncovers alleged kidnapping plot

Cynon Valley Leader

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June 12, 2025

POLICE have uncovered a massive cannabis cultivation inside an empty unit on an industrial estate in South Wales.

- HOLLY MORGAN Reporter holly.morgan@reachplc

Cannabis bust uncovers alleged kidnapping plot

When police arrived, 11 men were found inside and were arrested for an array of serious crimes including attempted kidnap and aggravated burglary.

Officers from South Wales Police were called at around 11pm on June 3 to reports of an ongoing burglary on Hirwaun Industrial Estate.

When police entered the industrial estate, they saw multiple people inside a unit which had been turned into what they believe was a cannabis farm.

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