Rented home turned into a drugs factory
CANNABIS HOUSE WAS A DANGER TO OTHER RESIDENTS, SAY POLICE
POLICE have raided a house which had been transformed into a multiroom drug factory.
The small house in Mason Street, Sutton-in-ashfield, was left badly damaged by the cannabis operation.
Officers acting on intelligence visited the scene at 11.30am on April 8 and were greeted by a very strong smell of cannabis.
After gaining entry, they found a total of 143 plans crammed into several rooms. Dangerous alterations had been made in order to bypass the electric supply and considerable damage had been caused to floors, ceilings and other surfaces by haphazard installation of heating, lighting and ventilation equipment.
A suspected dangerous dog – believed to be an XL Bully – was also seized.
PC Ryan Frew-mcgill, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This small residential property has essentially been turned into a drugs factory since it was placed on the rental market.
“Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused inside but, ultimately, the consequences of this kind of activity could have been even worse for the landlord and the person living next door.
“Cannabis grows of this nature are a huge fire risk which is one of the reasons we urge residents to call us immediately about any suspicions they may have.
“These kind of drug factories can also be linked to organised crime groups from home and abroad who are known to target small residential properties on the rental market.
“For that reason we urge landlords not only to be careful about who they rent their properties to, but also to carry out all routine visits and inspections to ensure their properties remain in the condition they expect, because when we do find cannabis grows of this nature it is unfortunately the landlord who will be picking up the bill for repairs, waste removal, and lost revenue.”