The site of a demolished mill in Oldham where human remains were found was being used as a suspected cannabis farm, the Manchester Evening News understands.
Multiple sources have told how the Bismark House Mill on Bower Street, where the grim discovery was made by demolition workers on Saturday, was being used as a site to grow the class B drug.
It is not known when the site reportedly started being used for this. The M.E.N understands that Greater Manchester Police are looking into the suspected cannabis farm as one line of enquiry.
Investigations are continuing at the scene this morning, with specialist emergency services workers searching for the possibility of further bodies.
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