Three men arrested after huge cannabis grow found in Hanley

By Sarah Garner 8th Feb 2024

Police were called to Piccadilly, Hanley, yesterday afternoon and 90 mature cannabis plants were seized (Nub News).
Police were called to Piccadilly, Hanley, yesterday afternoon and 90 mature cannabis plants were seized (Nub News).

Three men have been arrested after officers discovered a huge cannabis grow in a property in Stoke-on-Trent.

Police were called to an address on Piccadilly, Hanley, yesterday.

A total of 90 mature cannabis plants and 90 seedlings were discovered, along with equipment used in the production of cannabis such as lights and transformers.

A 31-year-old man, from the Birmingham area, and a 26-year-old man, of no fixed address, were arrested on suspicion of producing a controlled drug of class B (cannabis).

All three men have been released on conditional police bail while enquiries continue (SWNS).

A 22-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the production of a controlled drug of class B (cannabis).

All three men have been released on conditional police bail while enquiries continue.

The plants were seized and the property secured.

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