{"id":24,"date":"2013-02-25T13:46:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T13:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpsil.co.uk\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2013-02-25T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T13:46:57","slug":"ill-advised-uses-for-a-shipping-container","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpsil.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/02\/25\/ill-advised-uses-for-a-shipping-container\/","title":{"rendered":"Ill-advised uses for a Shipping Container"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adrian James, 42 year old father of two from Nottingham, buried a container in his back garden using a mechanical digger and then proceeded to establish a cannabis factory. The container was linked by a 16ft tunnel from his cellar and covered by 3ft of soil.<\/p>\n<p>Cannabis plants worth more than \u00a380,000 were discovered in the man&#8217;s back garden, including a high-tech watering system to help him to cultivate his crops.<\/p>\n<p>Police were given a tip-off and raided the house in October finding the shipping container measuring 20ft by 8ft. 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