Cannabis farm worth around £42,000 discovered inside building on Plungington Road in Preston
A cannabis farm worth around £42,000 was discovered inside a building in Preston.
Police were called to the Plungington Road area following reports of “suspicious circumstances” in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Officers entered the building and discovered around 50 large cannabis plants spread across four rooms in the property.
The crop, valued at around £840 per plant, would be worth approximately £42,000 when sold on the street.
All of the plants were seized.
There was also evidence that the electricity had been bypassed and Electricity North West attended to make the area safe.
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “At this time, no arrests have been made and an investigation is underway.”
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