{"id":817433,"date":"2026-03-10T21:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/817433\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:12:21","slug":"speedwell-drugs-raid-uncovers-massive-cannabis-farm-as-300-plants-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/817433\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedwell drugs raid uncovers massive cannabis farm as 300 plants seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has admitted to a host of drug offences after more than 300 cannabis plants were seized from a unit in Foundry Lane<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_c44a6b\">Shannon Brown<\/strong> Senior Reporter<\/p>\n<p>18:41, 10 Mar 2026Updated 18:42, 10 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Devon and Cornwall Police generic\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1_MD_DCM_Devon-and-Cornwall-Police-generic.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police officer file image\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police officer file image(Image: Devon &amp; Cornwall Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hundreds of cannabis plants have been seized during a drug raid in Bristol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The warrants were carried out on Foundry Lane, Speedwell on March 5 and 6 following a vehicle search and the arrest of Ellis Kow in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/kingswood\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Kingswood<\/a> last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Searches were carried out at three units, with one containing a grow of more than 300 cannabis plants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Several vacuum-packed bags of cannabis and growing equipment were seized from another unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kow, aged 25 and of Courtney Way, Kingswood, was arrested at his home and a vehicle was then subsequently searched. A rifle, ammunition, cash and quantities of cocaine and heroin were seized from the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kow has been charged with:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine and heroin)<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Possession with intent to supply class B (cannabis), production of cannabis<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Possession of criminal property<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Possession of a firearm<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Possession of ammunition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He appeared at Bristol Magistrates&#8217; Court on Saturday, March 7 and pleaded guilty to all offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kow has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on April 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has admitted to a host of drug offences after more than 300 cannabis plants were seized&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":817434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[9312,381,748,30,188,393,4884,19406,235554,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-817433","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-avon-and-somerset-constabulary","9":"tag-bristol","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-courts","12":"tag-crime","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-kingswood","16":"tag-speedwell","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116206944039237293","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}