Police seize cannabis plants worth more than £1.1m

Cannabis plants covering the floor under lampsImage source, Cambridgeshire Police
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Two police officers found the cannabis plants at Shelford Bottom, south-east of Cambridge, on Tuesday

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Police have seized 1,375 cannabis plants worth more than £1.1m in two outbuildings.

Cambridgeshire Police officers visited two outbuildings off Babraham Road at Shelford Bottom, near Cambridge, on Tuesday.

A 37-year-old man from the area was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and has been bailed.

Sgt Amanda Rossiter said the force would "continue to tackle and dismantle cannabis factories" in the county.

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