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Police seize cannabis plants with £1m street value

West Midlands Police A dark room containing hundreds of green cannabis plants in black pits. hanging from the ceiling are wiresWest Midlands Police
West Mercia Police said the two raids resulted in plants with a street value of more than £1m being seized

Police targeting two drugs farms have seized more than 1,000 cannabis plants with a total street value of more than £1m.

West Midlands Police said electricity supply at one site, a property on Sandon Road in Harborne, Birmingham, had been illegally bypassed.

Officers also discovered a large cannabis factory in 11 makeshift rooms after carrying out a warrant on Cato Street North in the Nechells area of the city.

One man in his 30s and another in his 40s have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and bailed while inquiries continue.

West Midlands Police thousands of green cannabis plants are visible underneath rows of metal lighting and wires, which is hanging from the ceilingWest Midlands Police
The electricity had been illegally bypassed in one of the cannabis farms

"Cannabis farms can have a devastating impact on the surrounding neighbourhoods," the force said.

"The danger of bypassing electricity can lead to catastrophic house fires and the associated crime linked to cannabis farms has a knock-on effect on the area."

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