Electricity supply cut off to cannabis farm in Hollinwood

The cannabis plants discovered in Hollinwood

Police have discovered a large cannabis farm in Hollinwood.

Officers entered the property on Hawksley Street in the town and discovered four rooms being used to grow cannabis.

In total, 121 plants were seized by police. 

Most of the plants had been grown to over 5-foot tall

Officers discovered that the electricity supply had been bypassed "so badly that electricians are currently digging the footpath outside the address to cut off the supply"

It's understood the plants could be worth an estimated £100,000.

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