Man said he had 'no idea' eight kilos of cannabis was in his bedroom

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A man claimed he had 'no idea' how eight kilos of cannabis got into his bedroom. Police raided the property in Rochdale where Redion Pupa had been staying with another man, who was said to be linked to a huge industrial sized cannabis farm.

Officers brought down two large grows being run by an organised crime gang in St Helens and Bacup, with police seizing about 150 kilos of the class B drug.

The man in Rochdale was said to be responsible for 'looking after' the crop in St Helens, Manchester Crown Court heard. When police went to his home to arrest him, they also found about eight kilos of cannabis, worth almost £80,000 on the streets, in a bedroom where 23-year-old Pupa had been staying. READ MORE : Moment 'out of control' woman forced Jet2 Manchester flight to divert - before armed police escort her away A total of eight vacuum sealed bags, which all weighed about a kilo, were found in a black Sports Direct bag, prosecutor Matthew Conway said.

Pupa's fingerprints were found on one of them. He told police he was not involved in the larger gang, and had only been in Manchester for a short time.