Massive cannabis farm found at old care home site

AN ENORMOUS cannabis farm was found spread across 17 rooms of a former care home.

Merseyside Police said the cannabis farm busted by officers on Alexandra Road was “one of the largest and most complex cannabis farms found in recent years in Southport”.

The police raid took place at the former care home on Thursday, May 19 and police are now trying to track down the people responsible.

Officers found 1,277 cannabis plants spread across 17 rooms along with equipment which has been taken for destruction.

Matt Brown, head of the Merseyside Police Cannabis Dismantling Team said: “Thanks to the vigilance of our officers, an extremely large cannabis farm is no longer putting the community in Southport at risk of fire and flood, as well as violence and criminal exploitation.

“We are now carrying out extensive enquiries to find those responsible.

“No law abiding person wants to live next-door to such death-traps and we do all we can to make the streets safer.

“Keep your eyes, ears and noses open to the signs that cannabis is

A huge cannabis farm was busted by police inside a former care home on Alexandra Road in Southport

being grown where you live and work and we will keep taking action.

“All information helps the work we do, so make us aware and we’ll be there.”

A post on the Sefton Police Facebook page said: “The cannabis and equipment has been taken for destruction.

“Unused compost left by the growers has been donated to a local charity to be made good use of.

“The Southport Neighbourhood Team will continue to pursue and disrupt those who try to profit from the growing and sale of cannabis and class ‘A’ drugs, and the exploitation of others to achieve this in the neighbourhood.”

If you have information but are unsure on how to pass it, you can speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at https:// orlo.uk/XAX2E