Cannabis plants worth more than £360k were seized by police in Warboys near Huntingdon. Acting on a tip off police raided a property in High Street, Warboys, on Monday (26 August), where they found around 300 plants of varying sizes.
Two men, Denis Zani, 39 and Leonard Allka, 42, both of no fixed address, were found nearby and arrested.
They have both since been charged with cultivating cannabis and abstracting electricity and are due to appear at Peterborough Magistrate’s Court today (28 August).
PC Ross Spalthoff, from the Huntingdonshire Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Thanks to information from the public, this illegal drug will no longer reach the streets.
“With the help of local residents, we will continue to tackle and dismantle cannabis factories and make clear to criminal groups that our county is a hostile environment for them in which their trade is neither welcome nor tolerated.”
There are key signs to spot a property that could be being used as a cannabis factory:
Frequent visitors to a property at unsocial hours throughout the day and night
Blacked out windows or condensation on the windows, even when it is not cold outside
Bright lights in rooms throughout the night
Electricity meters being tampered with/altered and new cabling, sometimes leading to street lighting. High electricity bills can also be an indicator
A powerful, distinctive, sweet, sticky aroma and noise from fans
An excessive amount of plant pots, chemicals, fertilisers, and compost
Anyone with information about a potential cannabis factory or drug dealing can contact police online www.cambs.police.uk or call 101.
Picture of the cannabis seized in Warboys and living conditions for those growing the estimated £360,000 worth of plants.
