Watch as police 'bash down' a door in Dudley to unveiled a huge cannabis grow operation
An estimated 70 cannabis plants have been seized in an early morning drugs bust in Dudley.
West Midlands Police's Dudley team has seized an estimated 70 cannabis plants and shut down a drug grow operation in the Sedgley area of Dudley on Friday morning (September 19) in the early hours.
It comes as the Dudley North Specialists Neighbourhood Team 'bashed down' the door of the address in Cross Place, Sedgley.
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Acting on intelligence, the team gained entry to the address and discovered a grow operation of mature cannabis plants, and also discovered that electricity had been illegally bypassed.
An estimated 70 plants were found across two rooms of the property, alongside various other pieces of grow equipment.
A spokesperson for WMP said: "The Dudley North Specialists Neighbourhood Team bashed down the door of an address in Cross Place, Sedgley, on Friday (19 Sept).
"Acting on intelligence, the team quickly gained entry and discovered the grow of mature plants and found the electricity to be illegally bypassed to power the grow.
"An estimated 70 plants were found across two rooms, alongside grow equipment."
Sergeant Ross Treacy, of the Dudley North Team, said: "This was a good result for the community and for us as the grow has been dismantled and we’ve disrupted the drugs supply in the area.
“Cannabis grows like this can have a devastating impact on the local community and residents.
“By bypassing electricity, it can lead to catastrophic house fires for that property and the surrounding houses, along with having a knock-on effect for ASB and other crimes in the area.
“We’ll continue to carry out investigations and warrants like this, but we need your help to report any concerns so we can act on them.”
No one was present at the address at the time; however, police enquiries are continuing around the area.
The force has asked anyone with information on the property to contact them via their 101 number, or on the Live Chat service on their website, quoting log reference 542 of 19 September.
