A woman phoned police to say a man was forcing her to grow cannabis plants at a house in Hamilton.Officers found 27 plants, worth around £5,400, in a bedroom of the Hill Street property.James Ashcroft, of Dunkeld Place, Hamilton, appeared at the town's sheriff court this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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