By Gavin Mackintosh-
Cops in Nottinghamshire have seized hundreds of cannabis plants discovered growing , following a series of police raids. A total of around 850 plants were discovered, including 700 at a property in Market Place, Retford, after a raid at about 1.25am on Monday, June 13.
The illegal drugs were found in numerous rooms after officers forced their way into the property. The plants were seized along with growing equipment . Police said inquiries are ongoing.
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In Mansfield, during the early hours of Wednesday morning, police arrested two men after using a police drone to detect a heat source coming from a property in Westfield Lane. Around 150 plants were discovered at the property, and two suspects, aged 35 and 37, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the production of cannabis and abstracting/using electricity.
During a third raid, in Hucknall, at about 4.45am on Tuesday, June 14, officers arrested a man at his home in Broomhill Road when they discovered eight cannabis plants in an upstairs bedroom.
Drug dealers often run the risk of constantly watching their backs, in fear of whether they will bump into a rival or police raiders.
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Chief Inspector Heather Maelor, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The force will take robust action against those intent on producing and peddling drugs. This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated and we will use a wide range of tactics available to us to locate, enforce and prosecute those believed to be involved.
“Drug production has the potential to be linked to more serious offences, with criminals often exploiting the most vulnerable people to help line their own pockets. That is why the force remains determined to crack down on these sort of criminal enterprises and remove drugs from circulation.
“Cannabis production is far from being harmless. It can often be linked to wider, organised criminality – from significant incidents of violence to people trafficking.
“Vulnerable children or adults are often exploited and forced by organised crime groups to stay at the properties – often in dangerous and unsanitary conditions – to tend to the plants. Unsuspecting neighbouring families are also often put at risk by cannabis farms which can be targeted in violent home invasions as they try to steal the crop.
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