Man remanded after Warsop cannabis grow discovered

A man has been remanded into custody after a cannabis grow was discovered in Warsop.

Stasys Linkus, aged 34, has been charged with producing a Class B drug and abstracting electricity without authority.

Officers gained entry to a property in Meden Avenue, Warsop, on Thursday evening (8 August) and found dozens of mature plants in multiple rooms.

The plants have now been taken away and all remaining growing equipment put beyond use.

Linkus has also been charged with possessing a knife, possessing a Class B drug and an offence under the Public Order Act.

The charges relate to incidents on Monday and Tuesday last week.

He has also been charged with causing criminal damage to a police cell.

Linkus, of Meden Avenue, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was remanded into custody.

He will next appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 9 September.