Police swoop on Smethwick address and seize 185 plants
Police have removed 185 cannabis plants from a crop in Smethwick after executing a warrant earlier this week.
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Acting on intelligence, officers executed a warrant at a property on Lime Road, Wednesbury at around 7am on Monday, where they found around 185 cannabis plants in two rooms and the loft.
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Electricity and gas were also being illegally bypassed.
All plants were removed for disposal and destroyed.
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A spokesperson for Wednesbury Police said: "Wednesbury Team 1 officers conducted a Section 23 MDA Warrant on an address in Wednesbury after some hard work developing intelligence around the address. 185 plants in total.
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"Any suspicious or unusual activity on your road? Let us know."
Anyone concerned about illegal activity in their area can contact the police on 101 or Live Chat on their website.