Crewe Beat Team raid cannabis house

Crewe Beat Team raided a house in Crewe and discovered hundreds of plants believed to be cannabis.

The team targeted the address in Wood Street in Crewe at 8.09am on Monday 13 January where they have recovered around 90 cannabis plants. The electricity had been by-passed and Scottish power attended the location to make it safe.

A 35-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis plants.

PC Justin Taylor said:

“We removed 119 plants, believed to be cannabis, as well as growing equipment before securing the property.

“We hope this reassures you that we do listen, and we do act on information given to us by the public.”

How to spot cannabis cultivation:

There are a number of signs that could indicate that a property is being used as a cannabis farm, including:

• A strong and sickly sweet smell.
• Equipment to grow cannabis being taken into a property, such as lighting and ventilation equipment.
• Constantly covered or blocked-off windows – cannabis farms often have constantly closed curtains, black-out blinds or foil coverings.
• People coming and going at all hours or neighbours you never see.
  Strong and constant lighting day and night.
• High levels of heat and condensation – cannabis farms often give off heat and the windows stay misted up.
• A constant buzz of ventilation – listen out for a whirring sound as the growers try to create an ideal climate for cannabis plants to grow.
• Lots of power cables – offenders often dig underground to lay cables that hook up to things like lamp posts so they do not have to pay for the enormous amounts of electricity they use.

To report a suspected cannabis farm or any other type of drug-related offence, call Cheshire Constabulary on 101, give the details online via the website or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.