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Police reveal inside of 'industrial-scale' cannabis farm

A police force has shared a video showing the inside of a large cannabis farm during a raid.

Leicestershire Police said it had exercised a search warrant at the premises near Burbage in Leicestershire on Wednesday.

According to the force, £300,000 worth of cannabis was seized during the raid.

It said Vani Budkaj, 42, and Gazion Kraja, 22, both of no fixed address, had been charged with producing a controlled drug of Class B and remanded into custody.

They will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on 11 August.

A third man - a 38-year-old from Coventry - was arrested on suspicion of the same offence but released on police bail while inquiries continue.

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