POLICE in Tamworth have shut down a cannabis grow at a house in Stonydelph this week.
Officers from the Staffordshire Police Southern Disruption Team discovered six cannabis plants inside an address on Lintly in Stonydelph just before 1430 GMT on Wednesday.
Although there was nobody in the property at the time, detectives were aware of a vehicle thought to be associated with the address.
A short time later, officers with the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) stopped a car in Birmingham which contained two men – aged 32 and 30.
The two males were arrested on suspicion of the production of cannabis. The 32-year-old was later released with no further action, while the 30-year-old was released under investigation while enquiries continue.
‘Disruption Team South‘ is a team of detectives set up to run various operations investigating drug lines in the county and protect vulnerable residents.
Detective Sergeant Jon Bradbury said:
“We will continue to gather intelligence and shut down illegal ventures such as this one in Tamworth. I am grateful to the local neighbourhood policing team and our colleagues from CMPG for playing their part in our ongoing investigation.”
Cannabis plants found inside the property. (Credit: Tamworth Police).
Sergeant Gary Harborow, of Tamworth Neighbourhood Policing Team, said:
“We will not tolerate drug production and misuse in Tamworth and I am pleased to see this operation closed down.
“Our neighbourhood officers are regularly out on patrol identifying where there are issues around drugs in the area and taking the appropriate action.”
You can pass information to Staffordshire Police by calling 101, via their website www.staffordshire.police.uk or via their Facebook or Twitter pages quoting incident number 248 of February 10.
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