Overview
- Around 1,000 cannabis plants were recovered in Tipton, where a 21-year-old found in the loft was arrested on suspicion of cultivation.
- A Section 23 warrant in Redditch uncovered about 150 plants supported by a sophisticated hydroponics system, with no one at the address.
- Body-worn video from the Redditch operation showed officers forcing entry, and Western Power was called to make the property safe.
- An additional raid in Brierley Hill found roughly 70 plants along with a machete and shotgun cartridges, which were seized for forensic examination.
- Police say the plants and equipment will be seized and destroyed, and urge residents to report suspicious activity via 101 or Crimestoppers.