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This is the face of man who was caught growing 49 cannabis plants inside Walsall address

Officers have released the photograph of a Walsall man who was caught growing dozens of cannabis plants at a property in the town.

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Wolverhampton  Crown Court heard how Ian Marsh, aged 62, of Kent Avenue, Reedswood, had an escalating role in criminal activities after 49 plants and cultivation gear were discovered at the address on May 6 last year.

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Ian Marsh

 He admitted to an offence of cannabis cultivation and an offence of abstracting electricity and was sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to pay victims' surcharge £228.

The court also made an order for the forfeiture and destruction of the the plants and drug paraphernalia.