Four men to appear in court accused of running 'Breaking Bad-style' meth lab in Warwickshire countryside with five Mexicans

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Haining, J. (2026, October 23). Four men to appear in court accused of running 'Breaking Bad-style' meth lab in Warwickshire countryside with five Mexicans. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233559/Four-men-court-Breaking-Bad-meth-lab-Warwickshire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-23 · by Joshua Haining

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📰 Meth Lab Operation Arrests
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Joshua Haining
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🔮 Burton, Mawby and Devine, who are from County Durham and Stockton-on-Tees, have been ordered to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court, while Khan, from Birmingham, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
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Furnace End Mexican Mexico NCA Warwickshire

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Mexican NORP · 3× Warwickshire GPE · 3× Mexico GPE · 2× NCA ORG · 2× Anthony Devine PERSON · 1× Furnace End GPE · 1× Kenneth Burton PERSON · 1× Mohammed Khan PERSON · 1× National Crime Agency ORG · 1× Paul Harkness Mawby PERSON · 1×

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A police photograph of a basement containing at least three gas canisters, large plastic tubs and several containers connected to metal tubing They appeared before Her Honour Judge R Campbell and were accompanied in the dock by interpreters.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 Burton, Mawby and Devine, who are from County Durham and Stockton-on-Tees, have been ordered to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court, while Khan, from Birmingham, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

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Four more men have been accused of running a Breaking Bad-style meth lab on a remote Warwickshire farm. asserted
men → accuse → farm
The men, all in their thirties, have been ordered to appear in court a month after five Mexican nationals pleaded not guilty to being involved in a conspiracy to produce methamphetamine, a Class-A drug, on the farm. asserted
nationals → order → farm
All of the men involved were charged with producing the highly addictive narcotic following an investigation into an alleged crime group operating a meth lab near the hamlet of Furnace End in Warwickshire. asserted
All → involve → Warwickshire
Kenneth Burton, Paul Harkness Mawby and Anthony Devine, all aged 34, and 36-year-old Mohammed Khan were arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers on Thursday. asserted
Burton → arrest → Thursday
Burton, Mawby and Devine, who are from County Durham and Stockton-on-Tees, have been ordered to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court, while Khan, from Birmingham, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday. asserted
Khan → order → Saturday
The four arrests came after five Mexican men appeared at Warwickshire Crown Court on September 10 charged with the offence which took place between February and August this year. asserted
which → come → February
The men claim that they were legitimately working as chefs and builders on the farm. uncertain
they → claim → farm
A police photograph of a basement containing at least three gas canisters, large plastic tubs and several containers connected to metal tubing They appeared before Her Honour Judge R Campbell and were accompanied in the dock by interpreters. asserted
They → contain → interpreters
Their respective lawyers told the court that they were in the UK for working reasons and not involved in any conspiracy to produce illegal drugs. asserted
they → tell → drugs
The defendants are alleged to be part of a crime group that was operating a secret meth lab on a farm near the Warwickshire hamlet. asserted
that → allege → hamlet
NCA officers arrested the Mexican men after raiding the farm they were staying at in an operation alongside Warwickshire Police and other emergency services. asserted
they → arrest → Police
They have since been remanded into custody ahead of their next trial, which is expected to last a month in February 2027. asserted
which → remand → February
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