Cannabis with street value of £150,000 seized at Bulwell and Bestwood

The plants, with an estimated street value of £150,000 were spotted by the City North Operation Reacher team, Neighbourhoods Policing Team and the Cannabis Dismantling Team.

They joined together to intercept cannabis growing activities, issuing successful warrants, at two residential properties at Kingsmoor Close, Bestwood, and at Potters Hollow, Bulwell.

The electricity had been by-passed at both properties posing a fire risk.

Once the electrics had been made safe, the grows were dismantled and burnt sockets, which still had electrical equipment connected, were exposed “highlighting significan danger,” say police.

The properties have now been made safe and the plants taken away. Sophisticated equipment used to produce the cannabis has also been destroyed.

City North Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Christine Busuttil said: "This is a fantastic effort from the local teams involved and the cannabis dismantling team.

"Disrupting the production of cannabis is hugely important. It's the wider effects that are hugely significant, with the very real possibility of this linking and leading to other offences and organised crime.

"Around £150,000 worth of cannabis is now out of the wrong hands and two extremely dangerous fire hazards have been made safe, and we want to remind the community that we are there to listen to their concerns and act upon them."

Sergeant Keely Shooter, of the City North Reacher team, said: "The Operation Reacher and Neighbourhood Policing Teams are always on the look-out for this type of offence, speaking to people, gathering intelligence and conducting covert and overt operations.

"We have a unique purpose to listen to our community concerns, fight crime and make the area safer and we are absolutely dedicated to this role.

"If anyone has concerns in their area or any information about potential criminality in their areas, they should absolutely feel like they can come to talk to us and we would encourage them to call 101 or message their local policing Facebook page."

Ashfield and Eastwood MP Lee Anderson said: "People are frightened to report these crimes, but I encourage people, if you see suspicious activity please contact the police so they can take these drugs off our streets.”