Inside the massive cannabis farm uncovered by cops - with plants worth a staggering amount on the streets
09.09.2023 - 13:01
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An 'industrial scale' cannabis farm packed with plants worth £500,000 - and two quails - were found in a town centre police raid, GMP revealed today.
The small birds were later handed over to the RSPCA to be found new homes - away from drugs.
The force revealed officers acting on intelligence swooped on an address on Rock Street in Oldham town centre on Wednesday morning.
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They revealed an 'industrial scale' cannabis farm was discovered inside.
In a statement on Saturday, GMP said: "600 plants were found inside with officers believing the grow to be worth an estimated street value of £500,000.
"After further inspection of the address, two quails were also found. The two birds were seized by police and handed over to the RSPCA to be re-homed."
No arrests have been made and enquires are ongoing.
Detective Inspector Nick Helme, from Oldham police's Challenger team, said: "This find was off the back of some intelligence we received from the public, we acted quickly and thankfully the team managed to get into the address and recovered a substantial amount of the Class B drug.
"Cannabis farms can be a substantial fire hazard with the amount of electricity that is being extracted to grow the plants.
"While we have nobody in custody for this crime, we are working hard to identify those responsible and once we manage to do that, they will be held accountable.”
"If you have any information that you would like to share, you can contact officers on 0161 856 8999 quoting log number 1149 of 06/09/2023, or call the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111."