Police force entry to cannabis factory in Sheffield suburb

Police officers forced entry to a cannabis factory operating in a Sheffield suburb in a crackdown on drugs.
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Officers burst into a house in Cresswell Road, Darnall, and found that its rooms had been converted into a drug den complete with heating and lighting systems for the cannabis cultivation process.

Enquiries are under way to trace those behind the factory.

A cannabis factory was discovered in a house in Cresswell Road, Darnall, earlier this weekA cannabis factory was discovered in a house in Cresswell Road, Darnall, earlier this week
A cannabis factory was discovered in a house in Cresswell Road, Darnall, earlier this week
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Anyone with information should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident 221 of June 3 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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