UK police uncover 4 underground cannabis bunkers after tip-off from Spain’s Guardia Civil

A tip-off from Spanish police has led British officers to dig up over £500,000 of cannabis hidden in underground bunkers

Lincolnshire police spent nine days digging up land at a farm to uncover four underground bunkers filled with drugs.

Officers with drone support and a dog unit searched the farm in Skendleby near the east coast accompanied by officials from the Environment Agency, who were separately investigating illegal waste being stored at the site.

Guardia Civil agents also joined the operation. They had unearthed information about the drugs after raiding an underground tobacco factory near Malaga in February.

Four bunkers made up of shipping containers were found 20ft underground – their entrances concealed within barns. In total 12 shipping containers were used to make up the bunkers and house a large number of cannabis plants. Officers estimate the drugs would have a street value of approximately £580,000.