Hoang Anh Vo, 41, Pham Van Houng, 36, and Anh Tran, 29, were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on Monday 19 October 2026 for producing cannabis at a warehouse unit at Station Mills on Station Road in Wyke.[1][2] Vo and Houng each received three years after a trial; Tran, who had pleaded guilty in January, received 31 months.[1][2]

West Yorkshire Police had raided the unit in July 2025.[1] Officers found Vo hiding in a cupboard and Houng and Tran under a pile of rubbish.[1][2] The basement held 23 growing rooms with lighting, transformers, filters and fans, and 3,068 plants from seedlings to flowering.[1][2] The premises also had living quarters and a cooking area.[1][2]

Prosecutor Gabrielle Coates told the court the plants could have produced cannabis worth between £1.3 million and £3.7 million.[2] Judge Sophie McKone said the three men had worked as gardeners in an industrial-scale operation and accepted they had played a lesser role after being hired when they were desperate.[1][2] The court heard they could be deported to Vietnam after their sentences.[1][2]