Inside the huge cannabis farm police busted in dawn raid
Cops have uncovered a huge cannabis farm, GBP6,000 in cash, and a fake gun after storming two homes in Wigan. Officers from the Wigan organised crime team busted two properties during dawn raids in Leigh today (December 19) and made the shocking discoveries. Two men aged 21 and 24 have been arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis and possession of an imitation firearm.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis. They remain in police custody for questioning. After the raid, Detective Inspector Pat Wood who leads the district's Challenger team said: "The perception that the cultivation of cannabis is victimless couldn't be further from the truth.
An imitation gun found in Leigh, Wigan (Image: GMP)"Drug trafficking is a major source of revenue for organised crime gangs, and funds other elements of serious crime such as firearms and modern slavery.
"It's for that reason that warrants and arrests relating to cannabis farms have a disruptive impact on organised criminal activity in the area, and we will continue to pursue these types of offenders and remove them from our streets. "The intelligence gathered today will enable us to build up a greater picture of the illegal activity happening across Wigan and Leigh and will contribute to future operational activity."
One of the rooms raided by police (Image: GMP)Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, added: "This is excellent work from our Challenger team in Wigan. We remain committed and tenacious in actively disrupting criminals who seek to involve themselves in criminal activity that links to higher level, organised criminality.
"We will not tolerate this in Greater Manchester and police and community safety partners are working hard to rid communities of this."
If you suspect someone is illegally supplying drugs or illicit substances in your community, please report it online or via LiveChat at www.gmp.police.uk.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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