Greater Manchester Police executed a warrant at Leigh Tenement Farm in Blackrod, Bolton, on Friday, 9 January 2026 and recovered about two tonnes of cannabis in sacks across rooms and outbuildings.[1][2] Police put the street value at about £24 million, making it one of the largest cannabis seizures on record in Britain.[1][2] Detective Superintendent Joe Harrop called it a large-scale, sophisticated operation and a major success that removes a source of harm and disrupts criminal networks.[1][2]

Musa Kala, 35, of Dunbar Drive, and Raheem Latif, 27, of Leverhulme Avenue, both Bolton, were arrested at the scene and charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis.[1][2] Both were remanded in custody to appear at Manchester City Magistrates’ Court on Monday.[1][2]