Hemingfield Road Wombwell: £1 million drugs factory raided by police on Barnsley industrial unit

Officers raided the unit at 4.20pm on Saturday afternoon (December 3), and when they arrived they found what they have described as a significant cannabis factory hidden inside. They said that the plants which have been found had an estimated value in excess of £1 million.

Enquiries are now ongoing to find out who was responsible for the set-up, which was on Hemingfield Road, in Wombwell.

Sergeant Kev Jenkins, from the Barnsley South neighbourhood policing team, said: "We are aware of local community concerns regarding the use of controlled drugs within our neighbourhood area. This will have a significant impact on the supply of drugs within Barnsley.”

If you have suspicions about a potential drugs operation being carried out in your area, call 101, or reporting it online at https://southyorks.police.uk/contact-us/report-something/