A Bath councillor used fake names and cover stories to rent properties that were later used as factories in a large cannabis-growing operation, a court heard today.Newbridge representative Donal Hassett is on trial for his alleged role in what the prosecution has called an "organised, sophisticated" drugs syndicate.The 56-year-old has admitted that he rented four properties fraudulently, but denies knowing what they would be used for, a jury heard this afternoon (January 31). Hassett,...
