‘I was sold to a gang and forced to grow weed in an illegal UK drugs factory where gangmasters paid me £5 a day'
HEARING the lock break and the front door burst open, Adi* froze in fear as a dozen armed officers stormed through the door of the illegal cannabis farm where he was working.
Terrified, he remained inside the house where he was forced to sleep on the kitchen floor and fed only bread and butter.currently living in the UK, with cannabis farming becoming a more and more a serious problem. However, over the coming months, Adi struggled to keep up with the crippling repayments and the amount he owed escalated until he owed a staggering £8,000.Then, in 2017, an English man called Dan* “bought” his debt.Knowing how desperate Adi was, Dan came up with a 'solution' - he promised to wipe most of Adi's debt, but in return he would have to look after a multi-million pound cannabis farm he’d created in a four-bed detached house.
The Home Office estimated that there are 13,000 people held in slavery in the UK, with the Global Slavery Index suggesting the figure could be as many as 136,000. Ali is one of the lucky ones. Because he was identified as a victim by the police he was referred to the charity and provided with an allowance and safe accommodation - but even then, his right to remain in the UK is not guaranteed.
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