Cannabis farm discovered in police raid at Mossley home

HUNDREDS of cannabis plants have been seized after a house in Mossley was raided by police.

Officers entered the property on Stockport Road on the morning of Sunday, April 13.

And they found as many as 250 plants growing the drug and that electricity powering it had been bypassed.

Police and Electricity North West at the property on Stockport Road, Mossley. Image by GGC Media

A strong smell of cannabis was also prevalent around the area, close to the Church Inn pub.

And enquiries as to how the home found itself turned into a production centre and who is responsible are continuing.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed to The Correspondent: “A warrant was executed at an address on Stockport Road, Mossley, yesterday morning (13 April).

“Approximately 250 cannabis plants were recovered and electricity at the address was discovered to have been bypassed.

“Enquiries are currently ongoing.”