Bradford Man Jailed After Setting Up Cannabis Farm

    40 year old and father of seven Saghir Shahid pleaded guilty to the production of cannabis at Bradford Crown Court

    The court was told that when Police discovered the cannabis farm comprising of 53 plants at his family home on Blenheim Road, Manningham he told officers he had only done so because of gambling debts.

    Shahid was jailed for 14 months.

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