Two held as £148k cannabis seized
Date published: 08 June 2012
TWO men were arrested after police uncovered a haul of cannabis worth £148,000.
Operation Caminada officers searched industrial buildings in Hargreaves Street, Westwood on May 31 and found 295 cannabis plants worth £148,000 on the street in five steel storage containers.
The men, aged 48 and 52, were arrested on suspicion of cannabis production and stealing £6,000 of electricity. Both have been released on bail until September.
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