Cannabis farm worth £2.5m found in empty warehouse

Police estimated the cannabis growing to be worth £2.5m

A cannabis farm which has an estimated street value of about £2.5m has been found in an abandoned warehouse.

The plants were discovered in Newport, Telford, after West Mercia Police received a report of a possible break-in at an industrial unit.

About 2,800 cannabis plants were discovered– although officers believe further searches might reveal even more.

Nobody was discovered in the building but there were signs of people living there. No arrests have yet been made.

Police raided the abandoned building after reports of a break-in

Ch Insp Richard Bailey said: “Cannabis farms like this are often linked to serious and organised crime gangs, the drugs they sell have a negative impact on our communities and can lead to other localised criminality.

“The cultivation of these crops can also lead to the harm and exploitation of vulnerable people.”

The force said there was evidence at the scene of cropping having already taken place and people might have been living there.

The electricity within the building had also been tampered with.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the force.