A total of 800 plants were found when police raided the warehouse at Paslow Hall Farm (pictured above).
Six men are set to appear in court for sentencing next month following the discovery of a large cannabis factory.
A total of 800 plants were found when police raided a warehouse at Paslow Hall Farm in King Street, Ongar on March 14.
The six men, Stephen Francis, 45, of no fixed address, Jamie Walters, 56, of Ackroyd Drive in Bow, John Brown, 35, of Appleby Drive, Romford, Joseph Xenofondos, 39, Christopher Reilly, 49, and Anthony Georgiou, 49, all of no fixed address, appeared in Chelmsford Crown Court over Monday and Tuesday.
All of the men are set to appear for sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court on November 6.
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