One week after finding a cannabis factory in Hatfield, Hertfordshire police have discovered five rooms of the plants at an address in Welwyn Garden City.
On Monday (April 16), officers spoke with the landlord of a property in Eddington Crescent, who believed it was being used by tenants to grow the drug.
Police later met with the landlord and forced entry to the address, where mature cannabis plants were found along with a loft being used to grow the next batch of the drug.
Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Amy Sheldon said: “It is pleasing to see the significant progress we are making to tackle the local drugs supply.
“An investigation into this factory is now under way by our colleagues in the operational support group and I thank them for their assistance.
“Cannabis is often associated with other criminality so it is a real focus for us. The factories themselves often pose a fire risk to the innocent neighbours around them.
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“I hope the public are reassured by this news. Please remember if you have suspicions about drugs, report it to us so we can take action.”
Crimes can also be reported to Hertfordshire police online at www.herts.police.uk/ro/report or by calling the police's non-emergency number 101.
Anonymous information can be given by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.
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