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Nov 2020
Woman, 72, in court today on cannabis production charges
A 72-year-old woman from Harrogate will appear in court this morning charged with three counts of cannabis production.
Yoko Banks, of Scargill Road, will be at York Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing this morning.
Should she plead not guilty, a trial date will be set. If she pleads guilty, sentencing will also happen at a future hearing.
Ms Banks was charged following a police incident in central Harrogate on Saturday, September 26.
Officers were called to Alexandra Road, where they said they found "cannabis littering the entire street". They then investigated a house on the road and discovered a “large quantity” of cannabis plants inside.
Not long after, police also discovered two other cannabis grows on Somerset Road and on Woodlands Road.
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A 72-year-old woman was arrested at the scene. Six other suspects travelling in two vehicles left the scene of the original incident on Alexandra Road, but were later stopped and arrested by Hertfordshire Police.
The six people were charged with possession of class B drugs with intent to supply. They were sent to court, which remanded them in custody.
A man in his 20s was also arrested on September 28 and released on bail, taking the total number of arrests up to eight.
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