Cannabis factory found after police raid property

Police discovered a cannabis farm, containing more than 170 plants, after raiding a city property.

The illegal drug was being grown across seven rooms at an address on Painswick Road in Gloucester. Gloucestershire Police has yet to confirm if any arrests have been made.

During Monday's raid, equipment used for cultivating cannabis plants was dismantled and destroyed by officers.

Gloucester Neighbourhood Policing Team said: "The seizure of a significant number of cannabis plants highlight the importance of community vigilance and reporting suspicious activity."

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