Cannabis plants seized after tip-off leads to police raid in Sheffield

Officers searched a house in Fox Hill and found 40 plants – 20 of which were just days away from hitting the streets.

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A 19-year-old man was arrested over the discovery before being released under investigation.

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South Yorkshire Police said: “Unfortunately for him, our intelligence sources had hung him out to dry just like his mature plants.

“Our intervention was perfectly timed.”

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