Cops seize cannabis plants valued at £100,000

Officers from Doncaster South Neighbourhood Policing Team searched the address in Conisbrough on Monday this week.

Sgt Chris MacLeod said: “A concerned member of the public had called 999 at around 10.15pm after spotting a group of men trying to break into a house in Ivanhoe Road.

“When officers arrived, no one was inside the property but a significant cannabis cultivation was found with over 100 plants growing across a number of floors in the house.

“These plants were ready to be sold and we would estimate that the street value of the plants recovered would amount to at least £100,000.”

The electricity inside the house had been bypassed and the property has since been secured, and an investigation is now under way to locate those involved in the production and supply of the drugs.

Sgt MacLeod added: “Large cannabis cultivations like this one we discovered are often linked to serious organised crime across South Yorkshire, and possibly the wider UK.

“It is crucial people are aware of the connection between drugs and violent crime.

"Those involved in these set-ups are often victims of exploitation and the destruction of cultivations like these help to disrupt wider criminal activity.

“We would urge the public to continue reporting their concerns to us. It is thanks to their intelligence and their due diligence in reporting suspicious behaviour that we are able to stamp out crime.”