Man arrested after cannabis grow found

A man has been arrested after a cannabis grow was found in Tamworth. 

On Tuesday 18 November, officers were called to a property off Watling Street following reports that the electricity had been bypassed. 

Officers attended the scene and found approximately 43 cannabis plants. 

Following an investigation, a 27-year-old man, from Tamworth, was arrested yesterday (Tuesday 20 January) on suspicion of producing a controlled drug of class B – cannabis, criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 and abstracting / using without authority electricity. 

He has since been released under investigation.

We are appealing for anyone with any information which might help our investigation to contact us. Call 101, quoting incident 439 of 18 November, or use Live Chat on our website. 

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.