Wiltshire Police officers discovered a cannabis factory at a house in the Abbey Meads area of Swindon last night (05/08/18).
Around 9.20pm yesterday, Wiltshire Police were called by a member of the public after what was described as "a strong sickly smell" coming from the property on Tracy Close despite locals believing it was empty. Some people were seen entering and leaving the property too.
On arrival officers discovered the factory containing around 300 cannabis plants along with cultivating equipment.
A 35-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of cultivating cannabis. He is currently in custody.
Sgt Jansen Carter said: “Thanks to a call from a diligent member of the community we have managed to close down another drugs factory in Swindon and our investigation in to this continues.
“I'd like to reassure local people that reporting suspected drug activity in your area is really important as it helps build up an intelligence picture which could be crucial to our investigations.
“We know that drug supply is often associated with other crimes like physical violence and knife crime, and we take incidents of this nature extremely seriously.
“If you suspect drug activity in your area, please provide police with as much information as possible. This information will be treated in the strictest confidence and will help us disrupt crime that impacts negatively on your community.”
Call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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