Do YOU live next door to a cannabis factory?

CAN you smell something dodgy in your neighbourhood? Could you be living next door to a cannabis factory?

Police have issued some pointers which could possibly suggest as to whether there is an illegal drugs factory operating in your neighbourhood.

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THERE IS A CANNABIS FACTORY NEAR YOU?

1: Strong sickly smell given off by cannabis plants.

2: Cannabis growing equipment being taken into a house – lights, fertiliser, grow-bags or lots of plant pots.

3: Constantly covered or blocked windows.

4: Unsociable coming and going at all hours.

5: Strong and constant lighting day and night.

6: High levels of heat and condensation.

7: Constant buzz of ventilation.

8: Lots of power cables.

PC Claire Leonard, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: “I would encourage anyone who has suspicions that there might be drug supply or cannabis cultivation sites in their neighbourhood to get in touch with us.

“We will always look into information provided to us by the public.”

The advice comes after police this week discovered a cannabis factory in some agricultural buildings near the village of Stoke St Michael in Somerset.

Officers seized 60 mature cannabis plants thought to have a street value of more than £60,000.

A 53-year-old man was later arrested in Glastonbury on suspicion of production and then released on police bail pending further investigations.

If you suspect there is a cannabis factory in a property near you contact your local police team on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800-555111.

If you need help with a drug addiction you can contact Talk to Frank on 0800-776600.

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