Clive Weir, from the Annahilt area, was handed a three-year sentence at Craigavon Crown Court: 18 months in prison and 18 months on licence.[1][2] He had pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis and to using and converting criminal property.[1][2]
On Friday 3 February 2023, detectives investigating organised drug crime searched Weir’s address and found a substantial cannabis farm in a silo a few yards from his back door.[1][2] Two men, Anh Nguyen and Quy Nguyen, were found living in a caravan inside the building and were arrested; both were later jailed for a year in prison and a year on licence for cultivation of cannabis.[1][2] Specialist search teams needed four days to dismantle the farm because of its size and complexity.[1][2]
Weir was not at the property when the farm was found but was later interviewed about his involvement.[2] Police said the quantities suggested an operation capable of making millions of pounds over several harvests, with the hallmarks of organised criminal gang involvement.[2]
