Nearly 2,000 cannabis plants discovered during Wednesbury raid
The hunt is on to find the people responsible for a cannabis farm found in a Sandwell Unit.
Officers from West Midlands Police raided the unit on Old Park Road in Wednesbury and made a discovery of nearly 2,000 cannabis plants with a street value of around £2.2 million inside the unit.
The raid on Tuesday morning also uncovered extractor fans and growing equipment, but no one was present at the unit and no arrests were made.
The force has put out an appeal for anyone with any information to get in touch through calling in or going online to the West Midlands Police website.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We have seized almost 2,000 cannabis plants from a Wednesbury industrial unit.
"At around 8.20am yesterday morning (Sept 19), we received a call reporting suspicious activity at the unit on Old Park Road.
"Once inside, officers found hundreds of cannabis plants along with extractor fans and growing equipment
"No arrests have yet been made but our enquiries are ongoing.
"Anyone with any information is asked call 101 or contact us via Live Chat on our website quoting 20/814457/23."
Officers from Wednesbury Police and Tipton Town Police, alongside West Midlands Fire Service, spent 10 hours on Wednesday clearing out the unit.
A spokesman for Wednesbury Police said: "10 hours of clearing later and our local cannabis factory has been made safe by fire, and cleared out.
"Approximate street value of all plants £2.2 million."
