Whitehaven: Man charged after 400 cannabis plants seized

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Police were called to the property during the early hours of Tuesday

A man has been charged after a cannabis farm was uncovered in a West Cumbria town.

Some 400 plants were seized when a property in King Street, Whitehaven, was raided during the early hours of Tuesday, Cumbria Police said.

The 34-year-old was charged with being concerned in the production of a controlled class B drug.

He was remanded into custody and was due to appear before Workington Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

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