Overview
- Nottinghamshire Police found just over 4,800 cannabis plants inside a disused industrial unit in Mansfield and arrested six suspects who were later charged and remanded.
- The six defendants face counts for possession with intent to supply a Class B drug, being concerned in the production of a Class B drug, and acquiring or possessing criminal property.
- In a separate North Yorkshire raid in Burn near Selby, officers uncovered hundreds of plants across several areas of a building and detained four people on suspicion of cultivation.
- Investigators described the set‑ups as highly organised and professional, pointing to purpose‑built layouts and equipment that showed significant planning.
- Police warned that large grow sites often use unsafe electrical rewiring that can cause fires or power cuts and urged landlords, letting agents, and residents to report unusual activity.