More than 500 plants found in cannabis raid (From News Shopper)

More than 500 plants found in cannabis raid

12:12pm Monday 5th March 2007 in

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POLICE who stormed a flat during a cannabis raid discovered around 500 plants worth a street value of more than £125,000.

Bromley police hit the flat above a restaurant in Scotts Road, Bromley, on Friday morning.

Along with the plants, cannabis processing equipment including lights, heaters and hydration systems were discovered.

Each of the three rooms in the flat had been converted for cannabis production with the windows boarded up, the walls lined with plastic and a lighting and ventilation system installed.

The loft had also been modified for the same purposes and cannabis was found stored in a freezer and a cupboard in the flat.

An additional warrant was also obtained for the empty restaurant below, where more drugs were found in a freezer.

There was also evidence the basement of the premises was also being prepared for cannabis production.

A 39-year-old man from the Paddington area of London was arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis.

A search warrant for his home address was granted and police are examining documents found there.

The man has been bailed to return to Bromley police station on May 3.