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Man released without charge after huge cannabis farm found inside former court building

A man who was arrested after a huge cannabis factory was found in a former building has been released without charge.

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West Midlands Police discovered the cannabis farm, which had more than 2,000 plants, at the former West Bromwich Magistrates Court in Lombard Street West on Sunday.

A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis but police have now released him without charge.

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: "The 34-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis has been released without charge."