POLICE investigating a sudden death in Glusburn discovered a cannabis farm and £200,000 in cash, heard Skipton magistrates.

When officers went to the detached property in Ryecroft Road on January 22 to investigate the sudden death of its occupant, they were greeted with a strong smell of cannabis, the court was told.

The deceased, June Cox, shared the property with her grandson, Robert Daniels, who it was revealed had been carrying out a sophisticated cannabis operation for six years.

Prosecutor, Martin Butterworth, said inside the house, officers found four bedrooms turned over to the cultivation of skunk cannabis plants. Sheets were fastened to walls, there were a large number of plants and in addition, £200,000 in cash.

Daniels, 36, now of Onecliffe Mills, Stainland Road, Elland, Calderdale, admitted supplying cannabis between January 1, 2010 and January 22, 2016, and of its production between the same dates and at the same location. He further admitted the acquisition, use or possession of criminal property, more than £200,000.

Mr Butterworth described the offences as serious , not suitable for sentencing at magistrates court and indicated that the judge at crown court would looking at an immediate custodial sentence.

Magistrates agreed and told Daniels that the offences were too serious to be dealt with at magistrates court and sent him to Bradford Crown Court for sentencing on July 15. They also ordered that a pre-sentence report be prepared for the hearing.