Pub cannabis farm would be 'blindingly obvious' court told

A PUB tenant allowed a cannabis farm to grow under his roof, a court has heard.

- CARL JACKSON

The jury was told it would have been 'blindingly obvious' to defendant David Galil what was happening.

The 37-year-old, from Bowlas Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, stands trial at Birmingham Crown Court, where he denies permitting the production on premises of a class B drug.

The Three Tuns, on Lichfield Street in Tamworth town centre was raided by police and 50 plants, which had been growing for around three months, were seized.

Galil was the 'tenant and occupier' of the pub, which has since been turned into a small supermarket.

Opening the case, prosecutor Laura Coton confirmed police executed a warrant on May 18, 2021.