Cannabis factory discovered in residential property in Basildon

A cannabis cultivation set up has been uncovered in a residential house in Basildon.

Police executed a search warrant at the property in Priors Close on Thursday, July 5, 2012 and discovered that nearly the whole house had been converted to grow cannabis.

Officers forced entry to the house and found extraction pipes blocking entry to the stairs and running throughout the whole house. A large number of plugs were also connected to the domestic power supply to power hydroponic equipment.

Most of the plants had already been cropped, but police uncovered several bin bags full of cannabis.

Sgt Paul Costin said: "I am absolutely delighted that we have disrupted quite a large cannabis factory in a quiet residential area.
We have stopped quite a sophisticated set up in growing more cannabis that was destined for the streets of Basildon.

"We act on all good information received by residents, so we would appeal to anyone who knows who is growing or supplying drugs in their area to come forward to police.”

So far no one has been arrested, but police are actively investigating to find those responsible.

If you have any information about who is committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.