Police locate plants during drugs raid at 'booby-trapped' house in Grimsby  

DISCOVERY: Police raid a property in Dunmow Street, Grimsby. Suspected cannabis plants are taken away by PC Ryan Stratton

A HOME booby-trapped to give anyone attempting to enter it through the back door an electric shock, has been raided by police.

A team of officers and PCSOs executed a drugs warrant at a property on Dunmow Street at around 9am yesterday, where they discovered 21 green leaf plants, suspected to be cannabis, along with a motorbike and two bicycles.

One of the bicycles was a racing bike valued at £2,000, which has now been reunited with its owner. It had previously been reported stolen by the owner.

While searching the house, officers also found the back door which they said had been booby-trapped with electricity.

Someone in the house, who police confirmed was the occupier, had claimed to officers the device was to protect the house having previously been burgled.

An officer at the scene commented on the danger of such a device, which could "quite easily" have injured or seriously hurt an innocent child.

Officers also found two rooms inside the property "kitted out" with the leaf plants, which were taken away to be destroyed.

PC Leighton Kaye said it was a highly successful raid.

"We recovered 21 green leaf plants which are suspected to be cannabis, along with an off-road motorbike, a mountain bike and an expensive road bike, which are all suspected of being stolen," he said.

"It was a successful raid. We came here following police enquiries regarding drugs, but at the property we also located items from various burglaries in the area."

Police executed the raid using a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police helicopters found a positive heat source when scouring the property earlier this month.

A scenes of crime officer also attended the property to take photographs before the plants were bagged up and taken away, while a recovery vehicle also took away a red and black Honda motorbike.

Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward regarding the off-road bike, which is amongst the suspected stolen vehicles.

http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Police-locate-plants-drugs-raid-booby-trapped/story-22712330-detail/story.html 13/08/2014