£150k cannabis factory found during Christmas Eve raid
A large cannabis factory cultivating a crop thought to be worth £150,000 was discovered during a dawn raid on Christmas Eve.
Officers raided a house in Montague Road, in Smethwick, at around 4.45am on Monday and discovered up 150 cannabis plants.
The raid came after a man was seen by a neighbour to smash a window and carry a large cannabis plant out of the house.
West Midlands Police's cannabis team said on Twitter: "Just like Santa. We can get in whatever so don’t worry #ChristmasCops."
A spokesman from West Midlands Police said: "West Midlands Police Cannabis Team visited an address in Montague Road , Smethwick at 4.45am on Monday morning, after a neighbour reported seeing a man smashing a window and carrying a large cannabis plant out of the house.
"Up to 150 cannabis plants were seized by police."
Anyone with information about the raid can call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting incident log number 353 of December 24.
Alternatively, information can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
