Paisley Daily Express

Birthday is a piece of cake for school

Police bust huge cannabis factory

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Express understand­s that the cultivatio­n was uncovered when an electricit­y engineer visited the premises to carry out checks.

A worker at a nearby unit, who did not want to be named, said last night: “There was a visit from an engineer early this morning and then the next thing we knew there were cops all over the place.

“Police arrived in the area around 9am and there has been a constant presence in the area since.

“We heard it is a major drugs incident and the police raided the property and found a lot of cannabis.

“People have been talking of street values of up to £1million, so if that’s true there’s obviously been a large cultivatio­n going on in there.” It was a piece of cake as one of paisley’s oldest schools got its birthday celebratio­ns started.

ralston primary School marked its 80th anniversar­y with a special cake,

Last night forensics officers were at the scene investigat­ing the full extent of the huge weed find.

Officers said they are dealing with an “extensive” cannabis farm which will be worth at least hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Detective Chief Inspector Fil Capaldi, of Renfrewshi­re and Inverclyde CID, said it will take some time to clear out the unit before they know the true value of the drugs recovery.

He added: “The exact extent of it, we don’t know yet.

“We need to know the number of plants and the yield from those.

“It is an extensive cannabis cultivatio­n, potentiall­y worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

“Informatio­n was called in to us by a member of the public, and there are which saw the oldest and youngest pupils join headteache­r Jillian Mcgown to cut the first slice.

the school, which is located in the hundreds of plants.”

A Police Scotland spokesman last night said enquiries were ongoing and two men had been arrested in connection with drugs charges. appropriat­ely named School road, is still in its original building, and everyone there will be enjoying a series of celebratio­ns to mark the special birthday in the months to come.

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