Edward and Linda McCann, aged 65 and 63, along with their son Daniel, 40, were hauled before Swansea Crown Court for a Proceeds of Crime hearing — and ordered to hand over £1,091,330.61 in cash, property and luxury assets.
The trio ran a sophisticated cannabis factory in Blaenllain, near Whitland, hidden inside a barn rigged with grow rooms, industrial ovens, oil extraction gear and drying racks. Police raided the site in October 2020, uncovering 202 plants, 80kg of product, and £10,000 in cash — plus a cannabis-infused chocolate bar on the kitchen table.
Industrial cannabis lab uncovered in Blaenllain barn — ovens, presses and oil extraction gear seized.
(Image: Dyfed Powys Police)Young cannabis plants growing in humidity domes — part of the McCann family’s rural drug setup.
(Image: Dyfed Powys Police)Mature cannabis plants under lights and fans — Carmarthenshire factory rigged for industrial-scale production.
(Image: Dyfed Powys Police)Drying racks filled with harvested cannabis — seized in Dyfed-Powys Police raid.
(Image: Dyfed Powys Police)Cannabis grow room with reflective insulation and hanging lights — part of £4.9m operation near Whitland.
(Image: Dyfed Powys Police)
“They thought they could hide in the countryside — they were wrong”
Detective Chief Inspector Rhys Jones said:
“The McCann family picked out this property thinking they could come to a rural, secluded spot and go unnoticed. They were mistaken.”
He called the raid “one of the biggest single warrants the force has carried out to date,” and praised officers for gathering intelligence from even the most remote communities.
All three were jailed for conspiracy to produce and supply cannabis, with sentences ranging from six years and seven months to eight years and six months.
Now, thanks to a financial probe, the family must also surrender assets including two properties, a Mercedes, Porsche, Harley Davidson and jewellery.
Detective Sergeant Owen Lock said:
“We’ve taken their prison sentences one step further — making sure they pay back the profits and hand over the assets. You cannot profit from crime.”
