POLICE have discovered a large cannabis factory in Kingswinford.
Officers on patrol from Brierley Hill Police Station found more than 1,000 plants at various stages of growth across multiple rooms when they located the facility in a unit on Oakdale Trading Estate just before 3pm yesterday (Tuesday December 15).
Dangerous weapons were also recovered, police said on Twitter.
Working off Community Intelligence, Brierley Hill Team 3 Officers have located a large cannabis factory in Kingswinford this evening. 1000+ plants at different stages of growth found across multiple rooms within the premises, as well as dangerous weapons. #communitypolicing pic.twitter.com/F9eHkUg2UD
— Brierley Hill Police (@BrierleyHillWMP) December 15, 2020
Around 1,000 plants were later seized and two men found inside the unit, aged 29 and 36, were arrested on suspicion of drugs cultivation.
They remained in police custody today (Wednesday December 16), a spokesman for West Midlands Police said.
Enquiries continue and anyone with information that could help the police investigation is asked to contact officers via live chat online at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight, or call 101 anytime, or Crimestoppers can be called anonymously on 0800 555111. People are asked to quote crime reference 20DY/312099V/20.
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