They posed as genuine workies but were actually diverting electricity for Albanian cannabis gangs - Liverpool Echo

Gang posed as electricity workers to power cannabis farms

'It's the first we've seen on such a large scale'

Eight jailed after posing as electricians to divert power to UK cannabis farms

Criminals dressed as utilities repair teams dug up roads to access cables to power industrial-scale drug productionA group of eight criminals who dug up roads and diverted electricity to cannabis farms run by organised crime gangs have been jailed by a judge in Liverpool.The criminals used a legitimate company as cover and pretended to be workmen who were digging up the roads to repair utilities in a “sophisticated operation”, according to the C…

Moment rogue utility firm cause mini explosion while digging up pavement for Albanian cannabis gang - Manchester Evening News

One of the gang's leaders suffered a serious burn to his forehead following a separate electrical explosion

Men fronted fake company to divert electricity for cannabis farms

EIGHT men who ran a sophisticated operation to dig up roads to repair utilities have been sentenced.

Fake workmen who dug up roads to power cannabis farms jailed

Police say the gang were paid to supply electricity to a multi-million pound cannabis farms network.

They posed as genuine workies but were actually diverting electricity for Albanian cannabis gangs - Liverpool Echo

The plot run by Ross McGinn and Andrew Roberts started in the north west but stretched across the UK