Dad linked to cannabis farm claims his only involvement was paying the rent

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A dad of two linked to a cannabis farm claimed his only involvement was paying the rent for the property.Daniel Lang said criminals ordered him to take on the tenancy of a house in Cumbernauld and gave him cash every month to hand over to the landlord.He insisted he agreed only because thugs had threatened him and his family over his brother's drug debt.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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His brother ran up debts and fled to England."My client was told that if he signed a tenancy agreement for this house and paid the rent those debts would be cleared."He had no access to the property.

He was given cash to pay into his bank account and transfer to the landlord."I understand that at some point the rent wasn't paid and the