Police find 250 cannabis plants in Nottingham home
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Police said all the cannabis seized will be destroyed and the equipment used to power the grow will be rendered unusable
A cannabis factory has been discovered in a loft after police visited a house about unrelated matters.
Officers from Nottinghamshire Police found almost 250 plants at the property, in Cherhill Close, Clifton, at 21:00 GMT on Monday.
The team spotted a ladder between one of the bedrooms and the loft space during their search.
Plants were being grown inside the loft and mature plants were found inside a bedroom, police said.
A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of producing a Class B drug.
A quantity of cash and a mobile phone were also found at the property, police said
A quantity of cash and a mobile phone were seized.
The force has said it was a large cannabis grow which has since been destroyed.
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