Arrest after police swoop at £500k Telford cannabis farm
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Police seized about 900 cannabis plants from a property in Brookside, Telford
A man has been arrested after police raided a cannabis farm where plants were estimated to have a street value of about £500,000.
Acting on a warrant, the West Mercia force searched a property in the Brookside area of Telford on Thursday morning.
Officers seized more than 900 saplings and an investigation was launched.
A 23-year-old man was detained at the scene on suspicion of cultivating cannabis. He remains in custody.
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