Large cannabis farm 'posed fire risk' - police
Cleveland Police found 116 cannabis plants at a property in Middlesbrough
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A cannabis farm growing across three rooms could have caused a fire after the electricity supply was tampered with, police have said.
It was discovered at a property in Middlesbrough on Monday, where officers seized 116 plants.
Cleveland Police said the drugs could have gone on to have a street value of almost 拢100,000.
A 23-year-old man found inside the property was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and abstracting electricity.
A police spokesman said because the electricity supply had been tampered with, it had created a "potentially dangerous situation".
"This is now being made safe by colleagues from the electricity board," a spokesperson added.
The man is currently in custody.
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- Published24 October 2023
