Police find cannabis farm in barn
A STRONG sense of smell has helped police discover and track down a suspected cannabis farm in North Somerset.
A STRONG sense of smell has helped police discover and track down a suspected cannabis farm in North Somerset.
What started as a potential burglary investigation at the weekend, ended up with police officers finding cannabis plants being grown in a barn instead.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary officers were called to Churchill on March 8 by a member of the public concerned about a possible burglary taking place in the Church Lane area of the village.
However when police arrived on the scene, they found themselves having to deal with a completely different type of incident.
A spokesman for the force said: "The police were called to a possible burglary that was believed to be in progress, when officers noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from a nearby barn.
"A total of 15 cannabis plants were found inside it. Officers have now removed them. A police investigation is under way and ongoing."
Officers from the Nailsea beat team were involved in the removal of the cannabis plants from the barn after the police received a call from the public at about 8.20pm.
A police spokesman said no arrests have been made so far.
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk 17/03/2014
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