Overview
- A January 30 raid on a Thames Street warehouse in Rotherham uncovered 761 cannabis plants valued at roughly £761,000, with no arrests and enquiries ongoing.
- Officers described the Rotherham site as a maze-like, multi-floor setup, with holes knocked through internal walls to connect grow rooms.
- Separately on January 27, police found 400 mature plants in a derelict St James’ Street building in Sheffield, where signs indicated someone had been living.
- Officers secured the Sheffield property as plants were seized, and police say the drugs taken from the addresses will be destroyed.
- Both actions formed part of Operation Grow, which South Yorkshire Police say removed more than £17 million of cannabis in 2024, with the public urged to report suspicious properties.