Cannabis plants worth 80k discovered in house with ‘loose live wires’ – Coventry Live

Police have seized 80,000 worth of cannabis from a house in Bedworth.

They carried out a drugs raid at a property in Celandine Way and discovered the cannabis factory in operation.

Officers from Bedworth Safer Neighbourhood Team, along with colleagues from Nuneaton, were behind the sting yesterday morning (December 15).

They seized what has been described as a 'large number' of cannabis plants with a street value of 80,000.

A man, aged 20, was arrested and remains in police custody.

PC Stacey Naughton, Bedworth West beat manager, explained the set-up of the cannabis factory could have put lives at risk as there were several 'loose live wires'.

"The age old debate of whether this type of drug should be legalised or not, is irrelevant," PC Naughton said. "It is against the law, that we joined to upheld. This property was an absolute fire risk due to the massive overloading of plug sockets, the electric meter had been bypassed and there were several loose live wires within the property that could spark at any point.

"The property is adjoined to others and as such puts many lives at risk which clearly was not a consideration for those that wish to line their own pockets and make a monetary gain whilst risking the lives of others blissfully unaware of the danger they are in."

PC Naughton added that they will continue to put a stop to the drugs network in the area, adding "Our ultimate goal is to preserve and protect life and who knows if today we have prevented something that may have cost someone their own life in the near future."

It is the latest drugs raid in the area.

As we reported in our newsletter officers 3,200 plants at a factory on the industrial estate in the town last week.

Anyone with any information on the find in Bayton Road should contact Warwickshire Police via its website or by calling 101.

Details can be passed onto investigating officers via the independent charity Crimestoppers, which is free to call from a landine and confidential, on 0800 555 111 or online at http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org

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