Police have recovered a second large cannabis farm in Liverpool this week as part of a continued clampdown.
Officers executed a warrant at an address in Old Swan and recovered over 350 plants with an estimated annual yield of £1,400,000.
The plants were recovered alongside growing equipment and compost, across six rooms in three flats in Kremlin Drive, where the electricity was also found to have been illegally bypassed.
The scene was cordoned off to enable officers to recover the cannabis and forensically examine the scene.
Detective Inspector Ian Warlow said: “This is another significant recovery – yesterday we removed over 540 plants from an address in Walton and today we have taken 350 plants out of circulation.
“Both farms giving a total annual estimate yield of £3,500,000. This money would have lined the pockets of criminals and be used to fund further criminality.
“Information from the public is vital, so we can continue to target cannabis cultivation and drug dealing in our communities.
“I’m sure no-one would like to live next door to these potential death traps and I’d ask again if you believe someone is using a property for this purpose, please tell us so we can take action and find those responsible for setting them up.”
Some of the signs that cannabis is being grown are:
- Strange smells and sounds
- Frequent and varied visitors to a property, often at unusual times
- Gardening equipment being taken into a property, such as plant pots, fertiliser, fans and industrial lighting
- Windows are sealed and covered or the curtains are permanently closed
- Heat from an adjoining property
- Birds gathering on a roof in cold weather
- Individually these activities may seem commonplace, however, together may indicate something more sinister
Anyone with any information can call police on 101, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.