Two men in their 30s and a teenage boy have been remanded in custody following a police raid at an industrial unit near Crossley's Bridge in Bispham.

Police found 1,000 plants reaching over 5ft within the unit with an estimated street value of £1m once harvested.

Cuong Kim Deng, 34, Son Van Nguyen, 33, and a 15-year old boy, who can't be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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Police found 1,000 plants within the unit with a street value of 1,000,000. (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Brett Chappel, representing Deng, said his client had been a victim of modern slavery.

Blackpool Magistrates' Court heard proceedings via an interpreter as all three only speak their native language Vietnamese.