TWO men have been arrested after a drugs bust in Tipton.
On May 9, West Midlands Police raided a derelict Territorial Army building and found more than 300 plants and a large quantity of cannabis buds inside.
Officers from the Dudley Town neighbourhood team forced entry to the building and found two men behind a padlocked gate and bricked up access to squalid living conditions.
The team were forced to break through a breeze block wall to get to the plants which are set to be seized and destroyed.
On the first floor were several rooms containing plants with heating equipment powered by abstracted electricity.
The two men, aged 29 were arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis and remain in custody.
Sergeant Miles Patterson said: “We’ve acted on information received from the community to execute the warrant and uncovered a significant cannabis grow that was ultimately destined for the streets, causing potential crime and untold misery.
“We are determined to address the issues that matter to you, but we need your help to do this.
“Let us know what’s happening in your area.”
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