Police seize 100 cannabis plants at Wakefield at following energy firm tip-off

By Leanne Clarke
Published 17th Jan 2023, 16:41 BST
Updated 17th Jan 2023, 16:46 BST
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Around 100 cannabis plants were discovered at a house in Wakefield following a tip-off from an energy firm.

Officers were called to a house on Whinney Moor Avenue in Lupset on Friday, January 13 folllowing information from an energy supplier in relation to a suspected cannabis farm at the address.

Police discovered the plants in the upstairs of the property. No suspects were present.

The cannabis farm was dismantled and the equipment and a number of plants were seized as evidence, the remaining plants were destroyed.