Cannabis plants worth £492,000 found by police

A cannabis farm with plants worth £492,000 has been found during a police raid.

Officers discovered 492 plants at an address on Salisbury Road in Market Drayton, Shropshire, on Tuesday morning.

West Mercia Police said they were spread across three rooms and the building's loft and it appeared the electricity in the property had been tampered with.

A 51-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of producing cannabis and was taken into police custody.

The force said officers carried out the search after concerns were raised by people living in the area.

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