Police find cannabis plants worth tens of thousands 'crammed' into Mansfield house

Officers were called to the property in Beresford Street, Mansfield, shortly before 2am on Wednesday morning after receiving reports that two men were breaking into the property.

On arrival they found the front door ajar and noticed a strong smell of cannabis from within.

They then conducted a thorough search of the property, finding more than 70 plants and an array of sophisticated growing equipment. Nobody was arrested and investigations are ongoing.

The plants have now been taken and destroyed, and the equipment used to grow them has been put beyond use.

Sergeant Neil Priestley, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a significant cannabis grow that would have taken a considerable amount of time, money and effort to set up. We are still investigating the circumstances of the burglary and the motivation for it, but we think it’s safe to assume that the victim won’t be ringing us to report it any time soon.

“Cannabis grows like this are not only illegal, they can also be very dangerous – with the crudely bypassed electric metres and the sheer heat they generate posing a significant fire risk to neighbouring properties.

“We’d very much like to learn more about the person who was living at this dress and the events of yesterday night.”

If you have any information you should call police on 101 quoting incident 34 of 4 November.