On 23 September 2026 Luton Crown Court sentenced three Luton men after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce cannabis over a large indoor grow.[1][2] Shane Porter, of Yeovil Road, was jailed for seven years and 10 months; Michael Murphy (spelled Micheal in the police release), of Tower Road, for seven years; and John Miller, of Turners Road North, for four years and one month.[2] Bedfordshire Police summarised the terms as a combined 18 years.[1]

The case began in October 2024 when officers stopped a car in Luton, found 18 bags of cannabis and cash, and arrested Murphy and Porter.[1][2] Miller was later stopped and searched; police then linked the three men.[1][2] Operation Costello warrants at properties in Luton and Millbrook found 13 cultivation rooms with more than 1,200 mature plants ready for harvest, valued by drug experts at up to £1.1 million.[1][2] BBC News identified the site as the former Moreteyne Arms opposite Millbrook Station.[2] Further warrants in Luton and Dunstable recovered more cannabis, about £20,000 in cash and high-value designer goods.[1][2]

BBC reported that Porter and Miller also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis; the police statement said all three pleaded to both conspiracy offences.[1][2]