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Two charged over £24m cannabis haul

News imageGreater Manchester Police Two large piles of bags, most of them white, are in two adjoining rooms.Greater Manchester Police
Police discovered two tonnes of drugs at a farm in Bolton

Two men have been charged after police found cannabis with an estimated street value of £24m in what is believed to be one of the largest seizures of the illegal drug in the UK.

Two tonnes of the class B substance were found in sacks at a farm property in Blackrod, Bolton, on Friday, Greater Manchester Police said.

Musa Kala, 35, of Dunbar Drive, and Raheem Latif, 27, of Leverhulme Avenue, both in Bolton, have been charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis.

They have been remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester City Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Det Supt Joe Harrop said the seizure "removes a major source of harm, disrupts criminal networks and helps make neighbourhoods safer".

News imageGreater Manchester Police A large pile of bags of cannabis are on the floor of an outbuilding. Greater Manchester Police
The drugs are estimated to be worth £24m

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