Three men in court on slavery charges after cannabis farm discovered in nuclear bunker

Three men appeared in court after police discovered a cannabis factory in an underground nuclear bunker.

Martin Fillery, 45, Plamen Nguyen, 27, and Ross Winter, 30, appeared at Swindon Magistrates' Court following a midnight raid on the bunker in Wiltshire on Wednesday.

The three men are charged with conspiracy to produce cannabis, conspiracy to hold persons in slavery or servitude and conspiring to abstract electricity.

Fillery, of Aschott, Somerset, and Winter and Nguyen, both of Bristol, spoke only to confirm their names, addresses and dates of birth.

They were remanded in custody and will next appear before Salisbury Crown Court on March 29.

The cannabis farm was found during a midnight raid at RGHQ Chilmark, a 1980s bunker.

Prosecuting, Michelle Hewitt told the court: "This case relates to a large scale and sophisticated cannabis production set up in a disused nuclear bunker.

"The yield is estimated to be around £1 million."