South Yorkshire Police have been working hard to rid the streets of the Class B drug, carrying out numerous raids and operations.
In some instances, details of the illegal factories have been revealed through cases heard at Sheffield Crown Court, as those involved with the cannabis grow are brought to justice.
While in other cases, the force has exposed the location of the factory following pro-active police work.
Hundreds have cannabis plants have been seized, and several people have been jailed, as a result of the cannabis factory discoveries.
9. Earl Marshal Rd, Grimesthorpe
Sheffield Crown Court heard on July 13 this year how Mateusz Gierlach, aged 30, was found at a property on Earl Marshal Road, Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, where police discovered 45 cannabis plants valued at between £10,110 and £24,700. Prosecuting barrister Melissa Morton said police had attended the property and the defendant was found with 45 plants valued at between £10,110 and £24,700 in two rooms and a cellar. Warehouse worker Gierlach, now of Hartley Brook Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield, who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to producing class B drug cannabis after the police visit on March 10, 2021, at Earl Marshal Road. He was sentenced to 12 months' custody, suspended for 18 months, with 150 hours of unpaid work and the defendant was ordered to pay £425 in costs. Photo: Google
10. Chaucer Road, Parson Cross
Sheffield Crown Court heard on April 4 how Stuart Templeton, aged 37, of Powley Road, near Birley Carr, Sheffield, had a second property in his name on Chaucer Road, Parson Cross, Sheffield, where the 38 cannabis plants were found. Templeton pleaded guilty to producing the class B drug. Recorder Richard Wright QC sentenced Templeton to a two-year community order with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement along with 100 hours of unpaid work. Photo: Google
11. Sturton Road, Burngreave
South Yorkshire Police’s Burngreave neighbourhood policing team found a cannabis factory at a property on Sturton Road, Burngreave in May this year. Officers said in a statement: “As the front door travelled at speed, so did the sole occupant of the address, running through a room full of cannabis plants like a scene out of 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ in an attempt to escape.” A man was arrested for class B drug cultivation as well as immigration offences. A search revealed around 50 mature cannabis plants in four rooms. Photo: Google