A police raid in Telford has uncovered the 19th cannabis grow in less than six months for one Telford crime fighting team.
While much of the county was still tucked up in bed on Thursday morning, a handful of West Mercia officers were preparing a raid on a suspected cannabis grow in Telford.
As one swung open, an immediate yell of"grow confirmed" came from one officer, as the now open door revealed a room packed full of cannabis plants.Officers charged inside the property and after a few minutes of shouting and searching, the team emerged back outside with a man in cuffs. The 34-year-old had been discovered hiding in the attic.
Within an hour and a half of leaving the station after the briefing, the team were pulling up to a home on Gravelly Drive - their second property of the morning. Having acquired keys for this one, the door was spared a dramatic meeting with the battering ram.With the exception of a cat, the home was quiet, but a search of the property and a vehicle outside saw several items seized.
"And it's not just the plants," he added."We seize and destroy all of the equipment found at the properties, which can cost between ten and thirty thousand pounds to set up."
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