NCA finds 1,000-plant cannabis farm in ex-Coventry nightclub
National Crime Agency officers raided a former nightclub on Trinity Street, Coventry, on 15 October 2020 and found around 1,000 cannabis plants worth more than £1 million. Three men were arrested and charged with producing a class B drug.
National Crime Agency officers raided a former nightclub on Trinity Street, Coventry, on Thursday 15 October 2020, smashing through several reinforced doors to reach the grow.[1][2]Inside they found around 1,000 cannabis plants spread across the building’s three floors, which NCA experts valued at more than £1 million.[1][2]Officers also recovered sophisticated planting, growing and irrigation equipment valued at around £150,000.[1][2]
Three arrested
Three men were arrested, two of them detained with the help of a West Midlands Police drone unit as they tried to flee the building.[1][2]All three were charged with production of a class B drug.[1][2]Albanian national Andi Qani, 24, and Vietnamese national Cao Van Vu, 31, appeared before Coventry magistrates and were remanded until a hearing at Warwick Crown Court on 12 November.[1][2]The third man, Albanian national Adrian Lieshaj, 28, was wanted by Germany for robbery offences under a European Arrest Warrant.[1][2]
Case data
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West Midlands Police found a substantial amount of cannabis plants in two rooms of a property on Littleworth Avenue in Woodsetton, Dudley, during a drugs warrant on 6 November 2026. No arrests were made and the force said its investigation was continuing.
Cleveland Police raided a property in Thorpe Thewles near Stockton on 5 November 2026, finding nearly 400 cannabis plants valued at up to £335,000. Two men who fled were tracked by a police drone, arrested, and remanded in custody on charges of producing a Class B drug.
Greater Manchester Police officers found a cannabis farm of 49 plants and more than £25,000 in cash at a property on Stonesteads Way in Bromley Cross, Bolton, and arrested a 69-year-old woman. She was released on bail on suspicion of producing cannabis and abstracting electricity.
Staffordshire Police forced entry to a house on Buccleuch Road in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, on 4 November 2026 and seized more than 80 cannabis plants. A 42-year-old Stoke-on-Trent man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and remained in custody for questioning.
