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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Luke Traynor

Cannabis farm spanned seven rooms and three floors of Liverpool house

A large-scale cannabis growing operation was discovered at a city home - extending across seven rooms and three floors.

Police were called to a house in Tuebrook on Monday following reports of a disturbance just after 11pm.

After going inside at the Osborne Road address, officers were confronted with a significant drugs farm, with 378 cannabis plants identified.

They were cleared and taken away for forensic examination.

Despite suggestions people were at the house when police were called, nobody was present when they attended.

Seizures of cannabis farms have increased since lockdown.

As many as 3,000 plants have been found in the last six weeks alone, double the figure over the same period last year.

Last month, police busting one cannabis farm chanced upon a second - in the house next door.

Officers searched a house on Edge Lane Drive, Wavertree, which revealed a large cannabis farm housing about 175 plants, spread across three bedrooms and in the attic, worth about £700,000.

As police were finishing the search, they noticed the upper bedroom windows of a neighbouring house had been boarded up.

They knocked on the neighbour’s door and, after a search, found another cannabis farm.

Today, Matt Brown, in charge of Merseyside Police's cannabis dismantling team, said: "This is another large grow with the potential to cause significant harm in the community, whether by the fire and flood risk these farms create, or the serious violent crime they attract.

"Each and every cannabis farm we remove makes those streets safer places to live.

"Keep reporting any suspicious smells, sights or visitors where you are, and we'll continue to take this positive action.

"We're actually finding even more cannabis farms since lockdown began, with more than 3,000 plants seized since March 23, more than double the amount seized in the same period last year.

"Criminals are becoming more conspicuous on our streets, and those at home are more aware of the signs to spot, so thanks for all the information you provide, and keep it coming."

Police have reminded the public of the tell-tale signs cannabis is bring grown secretly which include strange smells and sounds, frequent visits to a property, often at unusual times, gardening equipment being taken inside, windows sealed and curtains permanently closed and birds gathering on a roof in cold weather.

If you have any information about suspected drug production in your area, contact on Twitter - @MerPolCC 0 ring 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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