A cannabis gardener returned to the UK after being deported and was again caught working for a criminal gang. ‌

Thin Trieu Nguyen, 37, has now been jailed for four years after plants worth £100,000 were found in a house in Coatbridge . ‌

Airdrie Sheriff Court heard he'd previously served a four-year sentence for his role in a similar cannabis operation in Wales. ‌

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