Tuan Tran arrested and remanded in custody until his trial

Tuan Tran, aged 38, who is from Vietnam, pleaded not guilty at Northampton Crown Court yesterday to producing cannabis and being concerned in its production with persons unknown.He was arrested after officers from Northamptonshire Police raided a house in Charwelton, near Daventry, on Monday, January 7 and discovered a sophisticated cannabis factory of more than 500 plants, worth an estimated £150,000 – the third raid of its kind in the county during the first week of the year.Judge Charles Wide QC heard how the prosecution alleges Tran's DNA was found on a discarded cigarette within the property and had the keys on him at the time of his arrest.At the time of the raid, Northamptonshire Police was dismantling cannabis farms at a rate of more than three each month as the trade in the class C drug moves from imported quantities to the home grown hydroponics substance. The factory was uncovered as a result of information provided to officers from Charwelton residents.
Tran, of Woolwich, London, was further remanded in custody until his trial later this year