Neighbourhood police acted on information from members of the community to shut down a large cannabis factory in West Bridgford.
Officers discovered around 300 plants when they raided a home in Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, around 7 am on Monday (22 January).
Rushcliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team, assisted by Operation Reacher and Response officers, also detained a suspect when they executed the warrant at the three-bedroomed house.
A 30-year-old man remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of a Class B drug.
Inspector Tim Cuthbert, neighbourhood policing inspector for Rushcliffe, said: “I’m grateful to members of the public who have provided us with invaluable information about this grow.
“The team has then developed this intelligence to execute a successful warrant today which has put a large cannabis-producing enterprise out of action.
“Whenever we discover grows of this nature we also carry out further inquiries with the owner or landlord of the property. We will not hesitate to prosecute anyone we discover has been allowing their property to be used as a drug factory.
“Cannabis production is invariably linked to wider, organised criminality and can also create issues and dangers for people living in our communities.
“Unsuspecting neighbouring families are often put at risk by rival criminal gangs if they target the crop to steal the plants.
“They can also be put in danger from house fires because of the dangerous electrical wiring and bypassing that we often see with these types of grows.
“Vulnerable people are often exploited and forced by organised crime groups to stay at the properties – frequently in dangerous and unsanitary conditions – to tend to the plants.
“I would urge anyone who believes cannabis is being produced in their neighbourhood to get in touch. Your information could be a vital missing piece of the jigsaw which allows us to take positive action.
“Our investigation into this incident is ongoing, and anyone with any information should call 101, quoting incident number 71 of 22 January 2024, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.”
All the cannabis seized from the address will be destroyed and the equipment used to power the grow removed.
Nottinghamshire Police is focusing on the work carried out by officers in the community this week as part of neighbourhood policing week of action, which runs until Sunday (28 January).
• County council committed to protecting taxpayers’ money against fraudsters
• Nottingham City Council approves £429,000 for Adult Social Care providers
