More than 140 cannabis plants recovered in Birmingham in targeted police raid

More than 140 cannabis plants have been recovered after police officers carried out a drugs warrant at an address in Birmingham.

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On Thursday morning (December 4), officers from Operation Skybridge, along with the Stockland Green Neighbourhood team, executed the drugs warrant at a property in St Thomas' Road, Birmingham.

After acting on intelligence, the team carried out the warrant this morning and found 143 cannabis plants along with growing equipment.

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West Midlands Police has recovered more than 140 cannabis plants after officers carried out a drugs warrant at an address in Birmingham

The electricity meter had also been bypassed to power the grow. Officers are investigating to establish who had been using the property to grow the cannabis.

Sergeant Danny Fulford, from the Op Skybridge team, said: "Today's warrant came about following our ever-growing relationship with the community, and we have successfully found over 140 cannabis plants which will all be seized.

"We're continuing our work to tackle serious acquisitive crime offences across Birmingham."