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Hundreds of cannabis plants seized from a drug factory in Southampton

A large collection of cannabis plants have been seized from a home in Southampton.

 

Officers carried out a warrant on the house in Bluebell Road, Southampton, after receiving Intel relating to to the supply of drugs.

 

After gaining access to the property officers located a cannabis Factory, this had led to a high police presence in the area over the past twenty four hours.

 

If you think there is cannabis being grown in your neighbourhood, please call police on 101.

 

It helps police build a better intelligence picture and target those who are putting drugs on our streets.

 

Police also would urge landlords to regularly check their properties, as dangerous alterations to electrics and the structure of a building are often made to grow cannabis which can lead to significant costs for them.