Police are hunting a suspected criminal after a cannabis factory was discovered in Lewisham.

Workmen were renovating a house in Sandrock Road when they stumbled across some funny looking plants.

Realising they looked suspiciously like cannabis, they called the cops who visited the house earlier today (February 5).

MORE TOP STORIES Police seized the plants and have launched an investigation to find the gardener.

They confiscated three full bin bags stuffed with plants and lighting equipment, commonly used in the cultivation of cannabis. 

Officers from the Lewisham Safer Neighbourhoods Team tweeted a photo of the sacks of marijuana plants, captioned: “These your drugs? See you soon.”