Worcestershire cannabis grower ordered to pay back proceeds of crime
A Worcestershire man jailed for growing cannabis has been ordered to pay back the proceeds of his crime - or face more time in prison.
The order - worth over £35,000 - comes after West Mercia Police officers carried out a warrant at a home on Albert Road, Kidderminster, in January 2020. At the premises, officers uncovered a sophisticated cannabis farm in operation that made use of several rooms.
Two men were arrested in connection to the grow, Warren Williams, 50, of Green Acres Road, Birmingham and Jamie Rogers, 43, of Kestrel Close, Kidderminster. On 11 March 2022 both entered guilty pleas to the charge of conspiracy to produce cannabis.
Williams was issued an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
Rogers, who owned the property, was sentenced to 28 months in prison and, at a hearing at Worcester Crown Court last Friday (24 March), was instructed to payback his criminal earnings of £35,827.19. If he doesn’t, he’ll receive another 18-month custodial sentence.