Sheffield: £60,000 cannabis farm busted on city street

Officers from the Sheffield South East neighbourhood policing team busted a drug den on Richmond Hall Road, Richmond, yesterday (May 22).

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Upon entry to the property on the residential street, they discovered a complex cannabis set-up with 60 plants across a number of rooms.

It is estimated that each plant costs around £1,000, valuing the set-up at close to £60,000.

A spokesperson said: “Neighbourhood officers have executed a warrant in the Richmond area under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

“60 plants were found within a number of rooms at the residential address and electricity had been bypassed to the property.

“Enquiries relating to the occupants are ongoing.”

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