Walkley Road police incident: Raid this morning uncovers £370,000 secret drugs factory

David Kessen
By David Kessen
Published 19th Nov 2022, 14:32 BST
Updated 19th Nov 2022, 14:33 BST
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This was the scene police found in a house in Sheffield this morning – after it was raided on suspicion of growing drugs.

Officers issued the pictures this afternoon after a raid with a warrant, the latest to uncover cannabis being illegally grown in secret farms in the city.

The raid was carried out by members of South Yorkshire Police’s Walkley and Hillsborough neighbourhood team. A spokesman said today they had been developing intelligence about ‘significant drugs activity’ culminating with the strike this morning on Walkley Road, Walkey.

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They said the team found cannabis plants, both mature and growing, in a ‘well established set up’, describing it ‘organised’, and the electricity supply as ‘dangerous’.

Police found drugs in a house on Walkley Road, Walkley, this morning.Police found drugs in a house on Walkley Road, Walkley, this morning.
Police found drugs in a house on Walkley Road, Walkley, this morning.

A suspect has been arrested, they said, adding the house was searched, and cut and drying cannabis also found on one of the floors.

They added: “Final tally of cannabis seized today on Walkley Road is £370,000 worth (at least). The electricity is now safe.”