Overview

• Officers uncovered 129 plants worth £100,000 at a Sutton Hill address in Telford and arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of cannabis production.
• Detectives seized 492 mature plants valued at £492,000 in Market Drayton after identifying electrical tampering and took a 51-year-old man into custody.
• Investigations are ongoing as police link the discovered grows to serious organised crime gangs and possible exploitation of vulnerable people.
• The raids were led by local Safer Neighbourhood Teams to showcase community-focused crime prevention during Neighbourhood Policing Week.
• West Mercia Police has urged anyone with concerns about local drug activity to report information via its website or anonymously through Crimestoppers.