Five arrests as cannabis plants found

FIVE people have been arrested as police have uncovered a cannabis grow.

Officers from Lancashire Constabulary were at the scene of Railway Street in Bacup on Wednesday morning, December 16 where the grow was found.

Police say a ‘large cannabis grow’ was found at a premises along the road at around 12.45am, containing hundreds of plants.

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation and remain in custody.

They include a 42-year-old man from the Smethick area of the West Midlands and four men, aged 39, 29, 43 and 28, all of no fixed address.

A spokesperson for Rossendale Police said: “Officers from Rossendale Police are currently dismantling a large cannabis grow at a premises on Railway Street, Bacup.

“Five people have been arrested in relation to the search and remain in police custody.”

A Lancashire Constabulary spokesperson added: “Officers attended an address in Railway Road, Bacup, at around 12.45am today (December 16) and found a substantial cannabis set-up, containing hundreds of plants.

“Five men were arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation and remain in custody.

“They are a 42-year-old man from the Smethick area of the West Midlands and four men, aged 39, 29, 43 and 28, all of no fixed address.

“Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting log 0022 of December 16, 2020.”