Demolished mill where human remains were found was a suspected cannabis farm
26.07.2022 - 13:31
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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.
The force declared a major incident after the human remains were discovered, more than two months after huge blaze ripped through the building in May. At that time of the fire, it was believed no-one was inside.
It has been confirmed that remains relating to one person have so far been found at the mill. Police said they suspect the discovery of the body is connected to four missing Vietnamese nationals.
The force received a report about the missing people on Thursday, July 21 'via Vietnam'. Detectives are trying to contact their families.
A local resident at the scene today said he saw cannabis being grown inside the building before the blaze. He said: "This was from the fire two months ago, I was on there collecting scrap metal and I found a cannabis grow, I saw it all.
"Police took me off the scene and took my van and I still don’t have it. I didn’t see anybody but there was all sorts of chemicals there.
"It was near that green bit behind the mill. When police come back to you they’ll tell you it was a cannabis farm found there."
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