£168,000 cannabis farm containing more than 200 plants found in Sunny Brow, Coppull after neighbour tip-off

The plants were found at an address on Sunny Brow, Coppull, on Monday after police received reports of a strong, persistent smell of the drug. Lancashire Police said the electricity had been bypassed and there was a "very real risk of fire" as "terrifyingly the fuse was so unstable it was too hot to hold".

A 42-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested at the scene and is currently being questioned on suspicion of cannabis cultivation.

On average a cannabis plant is worth around £840 per plant.

The size of the farm found by officers is thought to be valued in the region of £168,000.