West Midlands Police have seized more than one thousand cannabis plants, estimated to be worth over a million pounds, in Birmingham this week. On Thursday, officers discovered a drugs den at a property on Sandon Road in Harborne, where the electricity supply had been illegally bypassed. This illegal activity poses significant fire risks and contributes to crime in the area.
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00:00West Midlands Police have seized more than 1,000 cannabis plants estimated to be worth
00:05over a million pounds in Birmingham this week.
00:09On Thursday, officers discovered a drugs den at a property on Sandon Road in Harbourne
00:14where the electricity supply had been illegally bypassed.
00:18This illegal activity poses significant fire risks and contributes to crime in the area.
00:23Additionally, a large cannabis factory with 11 makeshift rooms was uncovered on Cato Street
00:29North in Neutrals after a warrant was executed.
00:33Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and released on bail as investigations
00:38continue.
00:39The police stress that cannabis farms can have a devastating impact on surrounding neighbourhoods
00:44by contributing to crime and posing severe fire hazards due to tampered electric supplies.
00:51Authorities say they are committed to conducting warrants and gathering intelligence on cannabis
00:56cultivation.
00:59For more information visit www.fema.gov