Seven sentenced over running cannabis factories across Suffolk
Four were jailed for more than twenty eight years in total after police uncovered a large-scale operation, including drugs worth one point five million pounds.
Seven men - five from Ipswich - have been sentenced for their roles in running large-scale cannabis factories and supplying cocaine across our county.
Police say the group operated a sophisticated network, and seized cocaine worth one point five million pounds during their investigations.
Police identified three cannabis factories attributed to the conspiracy using surveillance and covert tactics. One at Lavender Hill in Ipswich, where officers discovered approximately 230 plants on 1 April 2025.
A second factory was located at Waterloo Road in Ipswich where 705 cannabis plants were located in May 2025.
A third factory was located in Crowfield, where 120 young cannabis plants were seized in May 2025.
All of them admitted conspiracy to produce cannabis, with further charges for several of the men - four of whom were jailed for a total of more than twenty eight years.