Cannabis farm raid finds more than 200 plants

Hundreds of cannabis plants tied together with poles in one room with a fan on the right, sheets of plastic forming walls around the plants and large air pipes in the ceiling. The plants are green, each with multiple stems with each stem having a leaf made from multiple thin oval leaf sections.Lancashire Police

Police seized more than 200 cannabis plants in the Friday raid

Police have seized more than 200 cannabis plants in a raid at a house.

Lancashire Police found plants growing across five rooms at the cannabis farm in Leyland on Friday.

The force said the electricity supply had been by-passed "through an underground channel to the mains".

The cannabis farm was dismantled and the supply made safe by SP Northwest Electricity, it said.

A close-up photo of a large number of cannabis plants in one room with strong lights lighting up the grow. The plants are green, each with multiple stems with each stem having a leaf made from multiple thin oval leaf sections. A light is shining on the centre of the forest of plants.Lancashire Police

Police said cannabis cultivation is often linked to organised cime

A police spokesperson said: "Cannabis cultivation is not a victimless crime.

"It is often linked to organised crime groups, exploitation, and dangerous electrical setups that put neighbours and communities at risk."

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