Cannabis plants worth £500,000 seized in raid

Hundreds of cannabis plants with bamboo sticks at the Burnley propertyImage source, Lancashire Police
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Over 1,100 plants were growing across multiple rooms of the property on Trafalgar Street

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Cannabis plants worth about £500,000 have been seized by police following a raid in Burnley.

Over 1,100 plants were growing across multiple rooms of a property on Trafalgar Street, Lancashire Police said.

There was also evidence that the electricity had been bypassed and Electricity North West attended to ensure the area was safe.

A 29-year-old man from Burnley was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of permitting a property to be used for supply of drugs before being released under investigation.

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