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Not really front page news, but there's a video report attached to this one that makes it worth a watch. Nothing new here, just two containers filled with 80 plants each.
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SUSPECTED cannabis with a street value of around £150,000 has been seized this morning from a travellers' site in Hewish.
Police have executed a drugs warrant at the Moorland Park site off the A370, and have now confirmed they confiscated 150 mature cannabis plants worth £1,000 each.
The plants were discovered in two huge storage containers, wired up with special heaters and lights for cultivating the drug.
Sixteen officers swooped in an intelligence-lead operation shortly after 9am this morning, after a police helicopter - kitted out with special heat-detecting equipment - had identified the site as a likely drugs factory.
Speaking at the scene, Inspector Sarah Treweek told the Mercury: "We are very pleased with the find.
"Seizing this amount will disrupt the local trade and keep illegal drugs off the street.
Story and video here
SUSPECTED cannabis with a street value of around £150,000 has been seized this morning from a travellers' site in Hewish.
Police have executed a drugs warrant at the Moorland Park site off the A370, and have now confirmed they confiscated 150 mature cannabis plants worth £1,000 each.
The plants were discovered in two huge storage containers, wired up with special heaters and lights for cultivating the drug.
Sixteen officers swooped in an intelligence-lead operation shortly after 9am this morning, after a police helicopter - kitted out with special heat-detecting equipment - had identified the site as a likely drugs factory.
Speaking at the scene, Inspector Sarah Treweek told the Mercury: "We are very pleased with the find.
"Seizing this amount will disrupt the local trade and keep illegal drugs off the street.
