Home Office involved in raid of Sheffield cannabis factory with plants worth more than £100,000 seized

A massive cannabis operation has been dismantled by police.

With assistance from the Home Office, South Yorkshire Police raided a suspected cannabis grow in Wincobank last week.

There, officers located plants with a street value of more than £100,000.

They dismantled the operation, and two men in their 30s were arrested.

They have been charged with cultivation of cannabis and are awaiting a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court later this month.

PC Archer Manthorpe, leading the investigation, said: "Drugs have a massive impact on local communities and we urge anybody with any information to report this via 101, online via our website or anonymously via Crimestoppers.

“Help from the community is vital to stopping this activity.”

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